Prayer is for us

I used to think that it was silly to bother God about frivolous little things (in the grand scheme of things).  Like winning a game or a prize.

As I got older and really started to think about and exercise my faith more as a forethought, I realized that because God already loves us and knows what we want and need before we do, payer time is us tuning out the rest of the world and saying to God, "Please, come into this part of life."  Even if it is a little thing in the grand scheme of things.

The more we take that prayer time and allow God's light in, the easier it is to see what's really important and good in our lives.  The more time we take with God the harder it is for things to jump out of the dark corners and surprise us.

Prayer time is a time to put worldly things aside, if only for a few minutes and calm our minds, hearts and souls so we can purposely let more light into those little things that we think don't matter.  It all matters, to God!

If you think you don't know what to pray about, try this:

• God, please help exercise my faith as fervently in good times as I do bad times.
• God, please help me recognise the devil's shenanigans and deceptions sooner rather than later. 
• God, please help me be the person you know I can be.
• God, please help me stay on your intended path.

Those last two can be scarey because what you think you know about you may be very different than what God intends for you. God can make anything happen so you have no idea where He may take you but, I know we'll be better for it, as long as you keep the faith. 

Think about this, we believe that God can do anything so, isn't it silly to think He can't handle frivolous. I think people say that because humans have a habit of projecting our own shortcomings upon others, including God.  

Remember, prayer is for us because God loves us as we are and He knows us from beginning to end.  We don't have to do anything to prove ourselves to Him.  We do it because He loves us unconditionally and we want to better people.  Prayer is our time with God whenever and wherever.  There's no special way or place to do it, just do pray!  Even praying for frivolous things gets us in the habit of praying.  When you're sincere and your heart is open to receive the word then He'll deal with the frivolous and help you mature in your faith.

Know that God answers ALL prayers...it's yes, no, or wait! You may not like the answer but, it's an answer. 

Even if you are unsure about God's existence or you don't believe in God, it's alright because He most certainly believes in YOU!