Before I answer my own question and enjoy the sound or words of my own voice :), I have to be honest that I do not on a continuous basis talk with God. In my daily devotional, Charles Spurgeon says and I quote, "Prayer is the forerunner of mercy."
Prayer makes the darkened cloud
withdraw,
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw,
Gives exercise to faith and love,
Brings every blessing from above.
William Cowper, 1731 - 1800
I can pray because God sent his one and only Son to die in my place taking it all. All means all. All the shame, guilt, mistakes, fears, brokeness, honestly crap that would prevent me from giving the most precious gift I can give. Faith in the God of the Universe who I can not see but it is not faith if you actually have seen because who actually can sincerely say they have faith when they can clearly see. I could introduce a philosophical analogy that states you have faith in a chair that it will not break and you willingly sit down on the chair. That is fine but I am not writing for the philosophers. I am writing for the emotional readers. For the readers that are tired of.... of it all... of everything and you tried doing life without God but that clearly is not working for you. I want to be very intentional and say pray. If prayer is the forerunner of mercy than God have mercy.
Why blog about this? I was inspired by a line of text. I felt the need to blog. I (emphasis on I) felt the need to say pray.
Why pray? According to Charles Haddon Spurgeon it is the forerunner of mercy.
What is prayer anyways? Communication with your Father, who will never leave you, fail you, or forsake you and who is always gracious and loving even when we are being discipline.
In order to fully comprehend the gravitas of prayer, we need to know the joy the Father had.
Hint: Joy is not what you think it is. Until next time.
Good Providence,
Lonzo
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