Pray it and mean it!

 "God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it."

-Psalm 145:18

The Message

Lately I have been learning so much more about prayer and loving it! In a way, prayer used to scare me. It seemed that there was so much to it and so far beyond me. As I've been learning I'm finding that if you ask God to teach you He will teach you how to pray and mean it! I've also learned that it's really important to not ONLY pray for ourselves but for others.

I have really been putting those two aspects as a focus within my prayer life this past summer. It has been AMAZING to see the spiritual growth I have experience - I'm excited! In making an effort to pray for others it has forced me to get my eyes off of myself and onto the needs and joys around me. It has been awesome to see the people that I have been praying for blossom.

I have also been focusing on making sure my prayers are intentional and I really MEAN them. How many times do we pray, "Lord be with us today, bless this food, keep us safe, AMEN." Now...please don't get me wrong. I do not believe prayers are on some sort of cosmic God level but I do think a level of sincerity takes place when we are praying from the depths of out heart, "God I want more of you...show (someone on your heart) your path and make it real to them."

Take this as an encouragement to evaluate your prayer life today. It's worth it! I'm always up for questions as well if you're desiring more of God but just not sure where to begin!