When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words. Don’t be like them because Your Father knows the things you need before you ask Him. Matthew 6:7-8
We do not know what to pray for as we should… Romans 8:26
My words…
A Prayer When I Don’t Know What to Pray
Just as there are innumerable combinations of musical notes to create songs, so there are innumerable combinations of thoughts to create prayers. So why am I struggling with the question, “What should I pray for today?” The Apostle Paul seemed to have the same issue. I write my prayers so they won’t be shallow, repetitious, molded. You’ve known me (just a little!) longer than I’ve known You. You know me better than I know myself. What I have forgotten, You have not. So, You know what I will ask before I ask it. You see the answers to prayers yet to be prayed. This truth is both confusing and magnificent. The confusion arises when I wonder why I am instructed to pray if You already know what I need. The magnificence is the awe and comfort that fills me when I pray for something You already know I need. So, if I don’t express it correctly, it’s okay. If I don’t realize the gravity of a situation, You do. If I pray for something I think I need, but You know differently, I trust You to do what’s best for me. It is vital that I pray. I am stronger when I pray. This prayer is a jumbled mess, but it’s time with You – Your Spirit in union with mine. You don’t expect eloquence of speech and clarity of thought every time we talk. Thank You for that. So, on a day like today, a day when I sound more like a child than a mature person, I turn over my mind and spirit to You. See my heart. Read my thoughts. And forgive me that I haven’t set at the foot of Your throne a gift of a million words of praise and gratitude, which You are worthy to receive.
