God Thinking 58 - Getting Beyond Yourself 2

"You go to God in prayer.  You ask forgiveness for your sins and indiscretions - you confess your sins - you repent of your sins - then:

You seek God for your needs.

Now that you have settled in and had your needs met;

You might pray for others.

Then,

You might thank God for Who He is.

You might even praise God for His magnificence.

Now where most of us stop praying, because, after all we have been praying for five minutes -

Where most people stop praying and start doing their housework or pick up the kids or make dinner or go back to work or go to bed.

For all the Martha’s out there and all the workaholics.

For all of those who forget what they prayed for before they even finish praying.

I want to talk to you about a place where your dialogue with God is:

Unencumbered by any remembrance of your sin.

Unencumbered by who you once were.

Unencumbered by where you’ve been or what you have done. 

See, to commune with God you have to get past that place where prayer is all about you."

Excerpt from God Thinking 58 - Getting Beyonf Yourself by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012