6/7/07

Plain Jane

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us" NKJV

"We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives." Message


6/3/07

Prayer: Our focus is His focus

"Prayer is not getting things from God, but getting into communion with God"
Henrietta C. Mears

How easy to us is it to treat God like a divine Santa Claus and just send up our wish list when we pray. God heal me, help me, make me prosper, get me out of this jam, I need some money, yada, yada, yada. It is easy to have a me focus in prayer. That is not to say we shouldn't ask for God to meet our needs, He wants to do that. But these prayers are just one facet of our lives in prayer. The key is not to have a me focus.

I am often reminded by the Lord recently that giving my life to Christ means giving up my life and taking on a life with Him that is centered on Him and His kingdom. Jesus told us to "seek first the kingdom of God". As we grow in our walk with God, we pray as He taught His disciples, Lord your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. As we pray each day we are asking, God, what is my kingdom assignment today ?

Prayer at it's true meaning is being in dialogue with God and listening for what He is saying and how He is leading. Our lives are about His purposes on the earth and the more we are in relationship with Him through prayer we gain ground in understanding His heart and begin to see life through the lenses of furthering the kingdom of God rather than the lenses of bettering our own lives.