Prayer

Imagine you were about to meet someone famous—maybe the lead singer of your favorite band or an actor or politician you admire. Chances are you’d be nervous, wondering what to say and how to act. You wouldn’t want to make a fool of yourself by doing or saying something inappropriate.

Now imagine you’re just sitting around gabbing with your best friend. You don’t worry about what to say or do. You can just be yourself; the talk flows freely.

These two situations illustrate something about the nature of prayer. On the one hand, prayer brings you into the presence of the King of the universe, the Lord and Creator of everything. (See Heb 4:16.) That’s fairly intimidating! No wonder people feel tongue-tied when they pray. On the other hand, prayer is simply talking with your heavenly Father, the person who knows you better and loves you more than anyone else does.

When we talk with God, we can be ourselves. We don’t need to change how we talk when we talk with him.

Prayer also trains us to hear what God has to say to us. Listening to God requires more patience and more practice than talking to him. Yet when we listen to God, he provides guidance as we seek his will. One caution: If you ever feel God is telling you to do something contrary to Scripture, you have misunderstood. God never contradicts himself or his inspired Word. Seek counsel from your parents, your pastor, your youth minister, or other Christians when this happens.

Time spent in the presence of God helps us to become more like him. Have you ever noticed that when two people spend a lot of time together, they begin to talk, act, and even think alike? The same principle applies to our relationship with God. The more we’re with him, the more we become like him.

Prayer is more than simply asking God to give us what we want. It’s living, active, and powerful communication with the Lord of all.

*(taken from newsletter sent by tyndale; a devotional for students.)


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