Perhaps one of the greatest hindrances in prayer is our insincerity. Too much forcing ourselves into our construct of prayer, our envisioned framework of emotion and humility, than actually praying. Perhaps we try too hard sometimes to “get in the mood”.
Sometimes we agonize over our dry uninspiring prayer time. We agonize over it at length even as we try to endure and to arouse in ourself a desire and focus to pray. Failing to do so successfully, we agonize more and return to the days with the half-satisfied thought that we have been keeping up [...]
Randomly dug up one of my old blog articles. Perhaps those who went to Winter Retreat will find it helpful.
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Commit the will to God, and immediately you will find Him near. Not because He has moved any closer, for He has always been at hand, but because you have finally allowed yourself to be near.
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Spiritual breathing.
We need it as much as physical breathing, if not more.
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Inhale. Exhale.
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Take in the goodness of God. Exhibit the signs of life.
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The signs of true life:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. – Galatians 5:22
Had a good day at work today. Far better than past days of just reading through boring pdf manuals and a little bit of trying things out. As I hadn’t much to do today (the manuals didn’t help very much) I felt rather idle and unuseful, not worth my pay. I’m just starting off and [...]
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