This much I know: God wants to talk with you. As I was thinking what should I write about prayer because although I am sharing this post with you to ask if you would like someone to pray for you, I was thinking you might want to know more about how I pray. To that end I decided to read up on what is being said on the internet.

I found a really awesome page talking about the 9 types of prayer and recommend you take a look! (https://onepeterfive.com/the-ascending-way-of-prayer-part-i/).

More-so over the Covid concerns, I was thoroughly of the mind that this might well be the end time and with that I had concerns about all the people in this world. My prayers were intense, deep and tearful. I also found myself embracing the suffering of the Christ. One of the things I have found so important in prayer and in connection with God is that we need to be truthful in all things. When I was asked if I would become a Christian, I was not sure how to answer that. I didn’t think I could go there. Then I was asked, “Could you say you live by faith?” Oh yes! Absolutely! And so when I run into issues with what is asked of me, I need to address them one step at a time. I ask God to teach me in that area. What does that part of the Bible really mean? What is meant by obedience, really? Every time I run into an obstacle – I talk to God about it.

I don’t want to be confrontative. I don’t want to be argumentative. I always check my feelings to see what is true about them. I ask for God to please reveal to me where I am going wrong. Is there another way to think about it?

Because of studies I’ve done and also how I see things, I am well aware of the slavery in our world. Did not Jesus say: I have come to set you free? Free from what? (I know you will most likely say sin…. but being in a slavery culture as our world is, it is also about how this destroys our ability to think and to choose.) So I know which words are slavery words, which attitudes and ideas of the world are about enslavement – and so when we are told to be ‘obedient’, I have trouble with that. And so I talked to God about it.

And he showed me stewardship, that ‘my’ life should be considered as stewarding it for Him, that He is the Father and I, the child, and like any parent – He wants and insists on being involved in what we do, what we think, what we love and so on. He will set limits, boundaries and loves to be involved in what we are doing. He does corrections too. What loving parent does not want to hear about their child’s day? He wants to talk with us, advise us and spend time with us. He wants to share time with us, share living with us!

I can do that! If this is obedience – then I am in!

I don’t like calling it obedience and often need to correct my thinking from conflict to God is sharing in my life and I am stewarding what is my life with Him.

So this is my prayer life. In part. I also pray the rosary and the more I do it, the more I love it! I would love to pray for you! If this is something you want, send me an email sharing what ever you want to with me, and I will take it to God.

I love people. I love you and want the very best for you!