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Pray Big: What draws you to prayer?

Yesterday at Southwest we talked about "Pray Big." One very big prayer is, "Your kingdom come." It is like dropping a seed into a crack in the sidewalk.






The seed starts small and fragile, but can grow to be a towering oak that shatters the sidewalk.





In an effort to stimulate a conversation about prayer and thereby, Lord willing, spurring one another on to more and deeper and bigger prayers, I handed out a card with four questions about prayer. Over the next several days I'll post those questions and some of the responses we received. Please join in the conversation.

Today's question: "What draws you to prayer?"

Comments

Anonymous said…
What draws me to prayer? My best friend - I cant wait to talk to him, whether it's praising Him, sharing my heart, or pouring out to Him. I know he already knows - but He listens, He speaks to me - He is always there. Prayer brings me so much joy and peace! I need it. I need Him!
- E.S.
Chris Stewart said…
What draws you to prayer? (The following are answers that were handed in anonymously on Sunday.)

"Desire to communicate with God - to receive His blessings."

"Salvation. Understanding. Wisdom. Knowledge. Knowing that he hears all and provides when he sees fit (CHANGE)."

"Pain, anger, disappointment, joy, excitement, desperation about someone or a situation."

"Communion with God through Christ. Understanding o fulfillment o his glory and understanding His willfor me in my life each day."

"The need to talk to God."

"need, fear, emptiness, joy, thankfulness."

"Daily need for strength for myself. Requests for family & church family."
Anonymous said…
Needs. Sometimes thank and praise.
D#
Anonymous said…
Desire, longing.
- Jeff
Anonymous said…
The need to feel peaceful.
- M.M.
Anonymous said…
When I want to talk/listen to God.
- L.S.
Anonymous said…
Frustration, Emergency, Crisis, Events that are praiseworthy, my commitment to God, habit.
- J.L.
Anonymous said…
intimacy, the power that is in it - it changes things, closeness it brings, it has the possibility to change God's mind.
- P.L.
bluggier said…
To make connection, even if it hasn't been that long since the last one.

Jay
John said…
I want to be with him. I don't always do the talking, I sometimes just sit with him in silence and wait on the Lord. I don't always know what to say, but I still want to be with him.

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