Prompted Prayers
“Say yes to the prompting of the Spirit to enter into times of prayer. God knows our needs and if He is leading us into prayer, we most certainly need it.”
It is not often I feel a tugging in my soul to enter into prayer. I wonder if that is because I often suppress the prompt in the name of busyness or in the name of “better things” or if I just enjoy entertainment more than time alone with God. I felt the tug today though, after reading some of a book, and I relented. Closed my door. Closed my book. Got on my knees and set a timer for 10 minutes and put my phone on the other side of the bed.
It would be easy to over-sensationalize what happened in those 10 minutes. I didn’t see any visions. I didn’t feel a deep, profound presence of glory around me. But I did feel as if something meaningful was happening. Something deeper than emotional sensation. It felt plainly normal and simultaneously spiritual.
I prayed for my family and my friends. I prayed my bible text of today which was “blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” I prayed for greater capacities to see God. I prayed for fresh realities of the Gospel in my life, as I’ve been keenly aware of my own sinfulness lately and need to be reminded of the love Jesus has for me.
My timer went off, I got up off my knees and thanked God for meeting me. It felt longer than 10 minutes and shorter than 10 minutes. It would be easy to say “oh, I’m not really sure anything happened there”. But if we believe the Bible, that God hears our prayers and acts. Things happened. Things I cannot see. I already feel a bit more at peace and like God is with me.
If I could encourage you, I’d simply say: say yes to the prompting of the Spirit to enter into times of prayer. God knows our needs and if He is leading us into prayer, we most certainly need it.
Cultivating a better prayer life,
Josh.
