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“The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story.“ #quotes #quoteoftheday #quotestoliveby #motivationalquotes #motivation #storytime #storytelling #anthonydemello #knok #knokstudio https://www.instagram.com/p/B9LQSPEgLgs/?igshid=zedp3qixo3as
If you pay careful attention, even on a bad day, you may be fortunate enough to be confronted with small opportunities of just that sort. Maybe you will see a little girl dancing on the street because she is all dressed up in a ballet costume. Maybe you will have a particularly good cup of coffee in a cafe that cares about their customers. Maybe you can steal ten or twenty minutes to do some little ridiculous thing that distracts you or reminds you that you can laugh at the absurdity of existence. Personally, I like to watch a Simpsons episode at 1.5 times regular speed: all the laughs; two-thirds the time. And maybe when you are going for a walk and your head is spinning a cat will show up and if you pay attention to it then you will get a reminder for just fifteen seconds that the wonder of Being might make up for the ineradicable suffering that accompanies it. Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street. - #JordanPeterson, 12 Rules for Life: an Antidote for Chaos @jordan.b.peterson https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xhuLZAoXb/?igshid=rpqsulabvqng
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Wait, Christians pray TOO MUCH?
I've been puzzled about something lately, and I am thrilled out of my fuzzy head to have stumbled across an answer.
My main questions were, "If Christians are to surrender everything to God and not worry about it or let it distract us, then why do we keep praying about something over and over again? Why do we dwell on our request and keep reminding God, as if the more we pester Him eventually He'll just give in out of sheer exasperation?"
I went through a few verses and listened to a fantastic fellow who spoke on the subject (Otto Koning). The most telling verse was "pray continually" (1 Th 5:17). But do we pray the SAME request over and over again? Surprising answer: No! Here's why...
There are two kinds of petitioning prayers.
1) The "Daily Items."
Prayers that ask for everyday necessities, such as...
Food,
Strength,
Protection,
Forgiveness of sins,
Etc, etc.
These of course are modeled in the Lord's prayer (how handy!). Sometimes we ask for these things for ourselves and sometimes for other people.
Note: These requests should be said every time you remember... every day!
2) The "Faith Items."
Prayers that ask for a solution to a decision, problem, or a need.
Healing,
Salvation,
A particular job opportunity
Etc, etc.
Pray these boldly and don't stop until you receive assurance from God... not necessarily an answer!
"Don't worry... just pray and the peace of God will rush over you."
My laughable paraphrase of Phil 4:7
How often do you ask God for something, and then you're like, "Ohhh great. Now I have to keep praying this in order of it to come true?" Giving things to God isn't suppose to make us more worried. We're suppose to get peace.
Here's where it gets wild: This particular prayer ("Faith Items") should very rarely be said more than a few times, if at all more than once. Why? Ask God boldly, give it to Him, trust Him, and that's it. No more! Trust that He has taken care of it. Even Paul followed this model when he prayed and then God assured him.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
- 2 Cor 12:8-9
Don't turn something wonderful (a prayer request to God) into a legalistic task. It's not the number of requests that bring about results, or the volume and vigor at which you shout your prayers. It's God's power behind the request that brings the result. Say it once--in quiet, bold faith--wait for assurance, and let Him do whatever He'd like.
Finally the Parable of the Persistent Widow comes to mind; a parable that speaks of a widow who pesters a selfish judge to give her justice. The comparison is then drawn between God and the judge,
"And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" (Lk 18:7)
We should always be cautious about extrapolating doctrine from a parable's details--focus on the main point of what Jesus was trying to get across. And of course the main point of this parable is not "keep asking God until He gives in." The point rather is this: "Keep heart and keep praying." Because a) there are millions of Christians seeking and asking God (not just one widow), and b) God is just and loving (compared to the judge). As a matter of fact it says right before Jesus shares this parable, "He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart." (vs 1) This is why you should pray--not over and over again over one thing--but because God because God is listening, and He wants to take care of us.
Don't surrender it to God...
Don't surrender it to God... actively give it to Him.
How often do we wait to let God take control of something at the point when we finally lose control of it? Don't wait until the point of surrender, as if we finally concede, "Okay, okay God. You can have it." Don't wait, but rather actively give Him it. He takes incredibly good care of everything He's given--often in ways that we had no idea. He's very creative. He also sees the big picture.
Give Him:
Your health. (the most clung-to asset in our lives)
Your looks. (i.e. what others think of you)
Your reputation. (i.e. what others think of you)
Your desire to please others. (i.e. what others think of you)
Your dreams. (what you want to accomplish)
Your expected "impact" of those dreams.
Your spouse.
Your child.
Your child's future.
Your sleep.
Your sex desires.
Your sex performance.
Anything that triggers your anger.
Your politics. (this is tougher than you think, especially when we know we're right.)
Your money. (often clung to under the misused term "stewardship")
Your car. (often clung to under the misused term "stewardship")
Your job. (often clung to under the misused term "stewardship")
Your fear of curses, demons, or dark forces.
Your pineapples.
And this isn't a one time thing... I have to give these things to Him every day, even several times a day. After all how often do we quietly take things back after we give them away?
Note also that most of these things aren't intrinsically "bad." Ever been told to just give up bad things ("sins")? As if the overwhelming consuming worry and ownership we get from the above things is NOT sin; frequently justified with "ohhh, that's normal to worry about that."
The freedom and peace of mind is incredible.
However please note: This is not a mind game. That is, you're not just telling yourself "don't worry" or "be positive," as Spirit 105.3 loves to emphasize. You're giving these things to a real power, a real force, and a real God who truly cares for the things you give to Him. Why? Because He truly cares for you.
One of the most powerful, most spiritually mature things you can ever say is, "Just go ahead God."