(Daily prayer follows after this short introduction)

What kind of prayers does God listen to?

Prayers for strength...requests for good health... for healing... for a happy marriage... help for a loved one... help for your finances... for a better life...a stable life...a peaceful life... to save your relationship...find someone special for you...to deal with any personal problem... help you with your fears... your anxieties...your loneliness...help you control your emotions (such as anger, hate, jealousy, envy, apathy, depression...etc.)...your disappointments...addictions (whether it's drugs, alcoholism, obsessive spending...etc.)...??

What if I were to tell you that He listens to none of that, would it shock you or even surprise you?

I hope not.

First, God listens to your heartfelt desire to communicate with Him because you love Him as your Father; words without faithful love for Him mean nothing...so speaking to God because you want something for yourself means nothing...

Secondly, when you love God, you don't "pray" to Him, like some kind of formality...communicate with Him as someone you genuinely love...

This is what Daily Communication Prayer to God is all about; to teach you how to communicate with the Lord the way he wants to hear from you...






Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Good Morning Father God!

I woke up this morning feeling a bit lazy, a bit unmotivated...

But I still thought about you, my loving Father...

I said hello to you with my opening thoughts this day...

But I also woke up with a sense of uncertainty, a sense of not knowing where to go, what to do, the meaning of my life...

Some days my confidence in you is strong, today I feel a bit uncertain...

But I don't want to be foolish like those who go about not knowing God...

Or those who are unwilling to think about you Lord...

Those who have turned away from you, justifying their actions with excuses like "I am too busy to think of God now..."

There is no understanding in that person Lord...

They don't understand what it means to have contact with you all the time...they believe that thinking about you is taking space in their minds, that they need that space for their daily pursuits...

They are cut off from you because they think of you in earthly terms...

(See how Satan plots to cut you off from God with secret weapons you never thought of before...)

But you Father look down from heaven and know who understands and who does not...

You've seen that none of us is perfect, the way you want us to be...

But many don't even seek you out Lord; they are consumed with worldly affairs...consumed in the race of life, trapped by their ambitions, forgetting about you Lord...

But I haven't forgotten about you Lord, I am tuned-in to you, my signal being sent out to you...

It may not be verbal, but what are words without a sincere spirit that quietly reaches out to you with gratitude and love?

The power of my words mean nothing if I am not in spiritual contact with you Father...

My first task is to feel that you are my refuge Lord, that I seek to dwell in your house Father, and then to utter the words that are enveloped by your powerful Spirit...without your blessings, favor, and Power, my words are nothing...

You are my power Lord, my enabler, my activator of Spiritual strength...

And you open the doors to my earthly fortunes Lord...

Now, I'm pumped and ready to go...!

(GM Evagrius)