"Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance."
Alma 26:22
I like the prayer part in here today. Not that the rest of isn't good... of course. But I think that prayer is SO important. Sometimes we can be doing the rest, at least going through the motions. We go to church, we pay our tithing, we are nice to people in general... but there is still something missing, and we wonder what it is, and why we feel empty. There are probably many reasons, but a lot of times it is prayer. We either haven't been talking to God, or we have just being going through the motions and not making contact. :) Talking to God is a sure way to the spirit. We get on your knees and we pray until it comes. And because it is a sure way to the spirit, it is a sure way to hope, and to all of those things that make breathing in and out every day so worth it. :)
Now, I'm not saying that we can fake it. We can't. One of the reasons that prayer is so valuable is that we have to be honest with ourselves when doing it. As Mark Twain so succinctly said, "you can't pray a lie." We have to talk to God and pour it all out. The desires of our hearts, the questionable motivations, the good stuff and the bad stuff too. We come before God and tell him where we are, and ask him directions to get back to him from here. :) I know I have made a few panicked phone calls on road trips... and I think I feel even more relief getting "un-lost" spiritually than I do getting "un-lost" physically. That's what prayer is about. It's a time to check in, and really... the more we check in, the less lost we will be on a daily basis. Today, let's stay found, okay?
Alma 26:22
I like the prayer part in here today. Not that the rest of isn't good... of course. But I think that prayer is SO important. Sometimes we can be doing the rest, at least going through the motions. We go to church, we pay our tithing, we are nice to people in general... but there is still something missing, and we wonder what it is, and why we feel empty. There are probably many reasons, but a lot of times it is prayer. We either haven't been talking to God, or we have just being going through the motions and not making contact. :) Talking to God is a sure way to the spirit. We get on your knees and we pray until it comes. And because it is a sure way to the spirit, it is a sure way to hope, and to all of those things that make breathing in and out every day so worth it. :)
Now, I'm not saying that we can fake it. We can't. One of the reasons that prayer is so valuable is that we have to be honest with ourselves when doing it. As Mark Twain so succinctly said, "you can't pray a lie." We have to talk to God and pour it all out. The desires of our hearts, the questionable motivations, the good stuff and the bad stuff too. We come before God and tell him where we are, and ask him directions to get back to him from here. :) I know I have made a few panicked phone calls on road trips... and I think I feel even more relief getting "un-lost" spiritually than I do getting "un-lost" physically. That's what prayer is about. It's a time to check in, and really... the more we check in, the less lost we will be on a daily basis. Today, let's stay found, okay?
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