p r a y e r
so is it this thing where someone asks for prayers for something and you go "aww, totally praying for you!!" ... and then maybe...you don't really? bc I mean, we all know that saying and doing are two completely different things and does saying you'll pray really count as prayer??...
prayer is real. so utterly real. prayers are talking to God. before Jesus came, people couldn't talk to Him the way we can now. When He died on that cross for us, that veil of separating split -- so...why do we treat it as if its nothing special?
then you will call on Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you - jeremiah 29:12
praying isn't rocket science. it can be, if you make it that way, but, honestly, it isn't. it's just talking with God. we talk with people all the time, why should it be so different?? when you pray, you don't always have to be jabbering on trying to fill "silence" or not be "boring" to God bc sometimes...silence is better.
and when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words - matthew 6:7
don't forget to listen. i'll admit, prayers have always been hard for me. I've often been frustrated with myself -- like, how do you even begin to talk to the One who created you? like, He already knows everything so what are you even supposed to say? just talk with Him like you would your best friend. my prayers have been turning into "talks" more and just plain sporadicness. I tell Him about my day, the good and bad, even though He already knows all about it. but...I can /feel/ the realness more -- I find myself sporadically talking with Him throughout the day and just...thanking Him for random things. maybe prayers and talking are the same thing, or maybe they aren't - idk, but it feels more real for me when I just talk
He's here guys, with us at all times -- Just talk with Him. I mean, He's a great listener for a stressed human like me and will even take it all away if you ask Him to (even countless times after I keep taking it back again :P) take a few minutes and just refocus. Talk with Jesus. Tell Him what's up in your life. He's there listening, trust me.
basically, I wrote this post because it's something I've really been feeling lately. time is SHORT people. SO very short -- and I feel like I've just been so busy lately, and I'm just trying to make sure I don't let busyness overtake Jesus and everything else that's really important in my life bc honestly, it's not worth the trade
