Prayer is having a conversation with God

Prayer is defined as having a conversation with God.

 

However, most of us make it a “one way” thing.

 

We tell God what we think we need, or what we think needs to be done, and then we wait to see if it happens.

 

That’s like going to the doctor and telling him or her all your ailments, never listening to what the Doctor might say, and then expecting to be cured.

 

Prayer has to be more than a “we speak / God listens” activity.

 

Prayer is one of the greatest gifts God has given us. 

 

Yet we rarely explore the fullness and power of that gift. 

 

If our marriages and relationships were like that, one person would be constantly asking for things, and the other would be expected to deliver.  No relationship would