 WHEN YOU PRAY, DO NOT KEEP ON BABBLING? MATTHEW 6:7 |
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| There are lots of cheesy Christian phrases which sound so religious that we can string them together and call it prayer. It?s like auto-prayer; there?s no thinking about what we?re saying ? it?s babbling. Then there?s prayer-babble that forgets God?s promises ? like, ?Lord, be with me as I go on this trip.? When Jesus said ??surely I am with you always?? (Matthew 28:20). We don?t need to ask God to be with us if we?re members of His family; we just need to become more aware of His presence. Asking God to be with us when He?s already there, is just ?babbling.? Another kind or prayer babble is heard at the dinner table. We sit down to a nutritional nightmare, slimy with grease, loaded with salt, piled up like a mountain, with a sugary drink ready to slosh it all down. ?Lord, bless this food to our body.? Are you kidding? We are to ?honour God with our body? (See 1Corinthians 6:20). Asking God to bless junk food and give it nutritional value is like asking Him to turn a dog into a cat. So listen, God doesn?t want you to pile up impressive phrases or use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants you to talk from your heart ? as you would to someone you really love and trust. Listen: ?You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart? (Jerimiah 29:13). God knows how you feel ? and He cares. Nothing matters as much to Him as what?s going on in your life right now. So talk to Him ? from your heart! |
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