1 John 5:14-15 says, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of Him."
We are always being asked to pray for someone or asking for prayer. But recently I began to ask myself, what exactly is prayer outside of the general definition? How can I really understand the magnitude of this connection we have with each other?
I wrote last year on this subject and little has changed in my understanding, as far as the words sent out in prayer, but my heart feels a much deeper connection, it is more than words. With the metaphor of 'words are like water', which is fluid and attempting to capture it in our open fingers 'seems' impossible. We desire to capture what is flowing, but the substance is fluid (what is hoped for) until it is captured or contained (the evidence of things unseen). We understand that prayer is fluid like the water going out and when it flows back to us, we desire to be saturated in it. It doesn't matter where someone is in the world, whether on the other side or sitting next to us on a sofa. There really doesn't need to be a physical connection for our heart's cry.
We are now awakened to effectual prayer and that it never needed our forced stream of words but now know the very thought of another person or giving thanks to God is prayer. His Love is enough to get us through every moment, every day, every situation, every need, and His will 'is' His desire for us to apply His perfect Love in our lives and our lives 'with' and 'for' each other.
This Love restores, replenishes, regains, reestablishes, reforms, rejuvenates. His Love Heals in every aspect of the word 'heal'. We know what we ask of God, He hears it all. And as we pray the one we are connecting to also hears within their heart and spirit, as it is all connected back to God Who hears all things. Here we have access to the Kingdom of God 'now'.
It is here that we understand it isn't anything we 'do' or 'don't do' that causes God to touch a life through prayer. We now understand it is our very thought, because of Love, that brings all we desire. It is our very breath and heartbeat, in these we have life and are connected permanently within His vast, infinite creation and there is plenty of room to be included and not so infinite that we lose sight or immediate touch with each other..
Whoo...this song touches my heart!!!
'I will carry you' Michael W. Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHkDyTFdwc&feature=related
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