In my small group, we are practicing prayer.
The guide we are using is challenging us to shift our focus from our laundry list of personal prayer requests, to the Word of God, and his heart and character.
And it's not a little shift; it's palpable.
God does care about the details and circumstances of our lives; I believe that. But when we can't see past those details and circumstances that belong only to us, and we pray only to that end, we miss the gift of an eternal perspective.
One of the weekly exercises is to list ways we saw God at work during the previous week. It's been exciting to watch the shift, and experience the gentle unveiling that reveals the bigger picture.
I'm feeling thankful today for the challenge to let go of the me-focus, and instead to grasp the God-focus. It's so much more fulfilling.
What's God been up to in your world this week? Go on, be grateful!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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