I can’t see a cross, Lord,
Without thinking of my Savior.
What used to be a symbol
Can now alter my behavior.
Where once I would so boldly
Approach You and ask,
Nowadays my prayer life
Is a monumental task.
It’s not about the answers.
They come every single day.
Though I must admit not always
In my chosen way.
It’s all about the oneness
You, Yourself, desire with me,
So absolute and intimate
That I seek for constantly.
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Matthew 6:8 assures us that “Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him”. The big question becomes “Why should we ask?” We ask so we can see the answers but there is so much more to prayer than asking. The communication we can achieve with God through prayer is intimate, but only because God wants it that way. He proved that with the cross of Christ – breaking down the barriers that separate Him from us. Through Jesus, God has a bridge to us that goes both ways when we pray.
I don’t pray nearly enough. It is with great shame I admit that my prayer life only touches on the intimate once in awhile. So many times it is “blah, blah, help so and so, blah, heal so and so, thanks a lot, Amen. I want the kind of prayer life that Oswald Chambers describes as “being a living trophy of God’s grace.”
I agree---so often my prayers are those monotone "Lord, thank you for my many blessings" and very unheartfelt. I yearn for what Oswald writes about also. Your interpretations of what he is writing about is so helpful to me, Jill. Thanks so much!
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