I have some catching up to do. As much as daily prayer may be a challenge, posting about it can be as well, but it is great accountability! So, here we go with my notes from Friday.
Good day. Lots going on, plenty of distraction, but good day of prayer.
A more personal prayer time for me. And by personal, I mean elements of conviction, seeking clarity, and wrestling with some aspects of my own spiritual journey that I know God is working change in my life. Change is definitely a process some times. I've experienced those moments of God doing something instantaneous in me, but more than not it is the process that seems to be the dominant method of helping me die to self and learning to trust.
I started my prayer today focused on so many different people and things. prayer request, friends in the hospitals, the church, family...and God took me to a place of self examination. A place of raw honesty at where I am at with Jesus. Not that there is a grading scale or some ribbon for success, but for me it is redefining success. What used to be my measuring stick is long gone. Now, it is much more simplistic. Am I loving God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength? Am i loving my neighbor as myself? am I living out loving one another? Do I let complacency creep in or do I keep striving to let God transform me and seeking that out?
A prayer time that strips away the layers of my soul. Sometimes painful, but I always leave renewed.
Keith
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