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But they don’t mind looking silly by asking for the wrong thing. Granted, the things they “need” are often ridiculous, sometimes dangerous. They don’t ask, “Now why might I want this bicycle?” No, they just tell me what they need. My kids don’t stop to analyze their motives before they ask me for something. The heroes in these prayer stories are people who just come and talk and ask for whatever they need. Or the persistent widow, who keeps badgering the unjust judge until he grants her request (just to get her off his back). Think about the parable of the friend who comes banging on your door at midnight and won’t leave you alone. The stories he commends about adults praying actually make them sound like children. Which is to say, stop self-analyzing and just talk with your Dad.
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When the gospel has cultivated humility and faith in us, we will obey Paul’s command to “pray continuously,” not because we’re told to, but because we are so in touch with our poverty of spirit that we can’t help asking for help.Ĭlick To Tweet 2. Prayer is, in essence, a natural result of desperation and faith. The answer is not simply to “get more disciplined” or to start prayer journaling (both of which may be useful). The law can’t overcome our idolatrous hearts only the gospel can. But it’s bound to fail, because it’s trying to fix an idolatry problem with a law-based solution. Stop being so terrible, and do better.” This works for a little while-or maybe a long while, if you have a disciplined temperament. They’re law-based and end up sounding something like, “You only pray six minutes a week. Most approaches to correct prayerlessness skip over this heart issue. But if, like Jesus, you realize you can’t do life on your own, then no matter how busy, no matter how tired you are, you will find the time to pray. You’ll always be a little too tired, a little too busy. If you are not praying, then you are quietly confident that time, money, and talent are all you need in life. You fail to pray, instinctively, either because you are too proud to realize you need God or too unbelieving to grasp his willingness to help. Prayerlessness is the inevitable result of pride or a lack of faith-usually both. A lack of prayer isn’t a prayer problem it’s an idolatry problem. Here are four of the biggest takeaways from A Praying Life: 1.
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If someone wrote a story of my prayer life, it would probably be titled, A Confused Mix of Wandering and Worrying.įortunately, Miller also provides several helpful ways out of our prayer haze. … Instead of praying, we are doing a confused mix of wandering and worrying. We last for about 15 seconds, and then out of nowhere the day’s to-do list pops up and our minds are off on a tangent. The most common frustration is the activity of praying itself.
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The other big problem we have is that we don’t really know how to construct a meaningful prayer time. It’s refreshing to hear someone admit what many of us have thought. Sometimes we pray for something, and it happens … but we wonder if it would have happened anyway. Sometimes we forget to pray for something, and it does happen. Sometimes we pray for something, and the opposite happens. First, we aren’t convinced it actually works. He also tackles the two biggest problems people have with prayer head on. I always love learning about other people’s “best practices,” but when it comes to prayer, I most often find myself in need of re-inspiration. What I love about A Praying Life is how much it stokes a passion for prayer. Our Summit staff team is currently reading through Paul Miller’s excellent book, A Praying Life.