Prodigal: I think I am going to take some time out to pray right now.
Me: That would be a wise course of action.
This is from the book Finding Peace for Your Heart by Stormie Omartian
I came to understand that prayer is not just asking for things—although that certainly is part of it. Far more importantly, prayer is talking with God. It’s getting close to and spending time with the one you love. It’s seeking Him first, touching Him, getting to know Him better, being with Him, and waiting in His presence. It’s acknowledging Him as the source of power upon whom you depend. It’s taking the time to say, Speak to my heart, Lord, and tell me what I need to hear.
Sometimes we need to wait. We need to wait to speak and not try to verbally rush out all our words to try and prove that we have wisdom. Sometimes we need to wait and God works in the waiting.
John 18:36
My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
