Well, another day at home. This would be nice if I felt energetic. So much to do….aaw….just let me sleep a little longer.
I told you yesterday about the Live a Praying Life. Church has been cancelled for tonight, so you still have a week to sign up if you haven’t done it yet. The first day of the study Jennifer Kennedy Dean says….
“I realized that in practice, I had prayed as if I could change God. I prayed as if I could open his eyes to new possibilities, awaken love or mercy in Him, or sway Him to my point of view. If I could just say the right words, I thought, or say them in the right order, or say them often enough, or say them with the right amount of fervor – somehow I could get God to do what I thought he should do. I felt that I had to convince God. I felt that I had to prove my need or give Him a reason to answer me. I approached prayer as if God were hoarding blessings and my role was to get Him to release them. It was a draining responsibility – to be clever enough to convince God. It caused my prayer life to be anxiety-driven, always wondering if I had been effective enough to win God over.”
Can you relate to that? I think this is a fascinating study. Come join me and we can blog our thoughts.
