I am in awe of the power of prayer and the ability it has to change our lives!!!
We had a great discussion in Sunday School this past Sunday ~ When we finally admit that we are not in control and we give the control to Him amazing things will happen!! We need to trust God and know that He loves us!!!
I have been praying all of my life but I have not being praying as a way to get closer to God and to really let Him in. For some reason when I prayed I thought I had to come to Him with a prepared presentation and properly present my prayer to Him. I was trying to figure out more than He expected me too!! He wants me to come to Him immediately with all things praises and concerns!!! Through the open dialogue of prayer he wants me to lay it out, honestly from the pit of my heart.
Now that I have realized that a true relationship with Him involves constant prayer, I am seeing the tremendous power that is in prayer!!! God wants a relationship with us and that is impossible to have without communication.
This is so important for kids to understand. Imagine all of the anxiety and worry they can avoid in life if they can learn early on how to have that personal, deep relationship with God through prayer!!! Kids need to know that they have amazing power in prayer that they can use and that they have the same access to God as adults. There are so many times in children's lives that they have no power and no say in what is happening to them. They need to know what it is to pray continually and they especially need that relationship with God. It is up to us to show them and the help them!!!
God does not want us to worry or figure things out on our own...He wants us to come to Him with everything!! Bad and Good...just like a best friend...you share everything with them!!! He want to see the WHOLE you!! He already knows you and he loves you!!!
With my WHOLE Heart~
Brooke
