Prayers

Getting crazy with my homework and research paper for my last week of class I was working in a paper where I have to summarize a book in 500 words! How crazy is that? I am close to that now. The book is about how to integrate psychology, theology and spirituality in Christian counseling. Interesting! Well in one part the book is talking about prayer. The author explains about pray with clients during counseling. Moreover he explained that the scriptures told us to pray constantly and persistently.

Why we pray? Why you pray? Before read the book I will answer to those questions with a “well I pray to ask God for things that I think I need” or “I pray because I want my family to be safe”, or “I pray because I want to pass my classes with good grades” or “I pray because I need money to pay my bills” Think about why we pray? As I learn from this book prayer is a way not only to talk with God but a way to seek Him, know Him, get thirsty of Him.

Two years ago I meet this lady, which I considered today one of my best friends, I did not know anything about her. We start talking; I start asking personal questions to her, I start telling her about my troubles, sadness and happiness.  We start sharing personal things together, about our families and life. I did not know her before, but taking with her make me wonder who she is, and what things she do or have done.  The more you talk with that person the more you know that person, and the more you love or dislike that person.

When we pray we should not give to God our “to do list” to Him, we should share things with Him, and maybe you are thinking “yes, but what about Him?” “What He is going to share with me?” Well there is the Bible; with the Bible there will be a conversation. I know, at the beginning is hard to understand or believe what is written, but when you put your 5 senses in to it, you will find meaning to that. I am in that process now, not always find the response or understand what means, but what counts is that I know I am learning who is God and that He is listen to me, even when I can not hear His voice (literally speaking).

Luke 11:8-10

⁸ I tell you; even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. ⁹ “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Big Hug,

MRM