{"id":1815,"date":"2015-04-15T00:38:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/laurel\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2015-04-15T00:38:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:38:44","slug":"what-prayer-does-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/laurel\/?p=1815","title":{"rendered":"What Prayer Does for Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

At its roots, prayer is evidence of our restored\u00a0relationship with God. Prayer acknowledges that He is the Creator and we are the created; He is the Provider and we are the needy; He is the King before Whom everything bows, and we open our mouths to praise His name and give thanks. It is appropriate (or fitting,\u00a0<\/em>as they used to say)\u00a0for us to turn our hearts toward Him in prayer, constantly and gladly. It is the best\u00a0way to\u00a0stop the painful legacy of hiding and self-sufficiency\u00a0that we got from our First Parents, and clear evidence that we are being transformed into Christ-likeness. Charles Spurgeon preached it well:<\/p>\n

“…the act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is no small blessing to such proud beings as we. If God gave us mercies without constraining us to pray for them, we should never know how poor we are. A true prayer is an inventory of needs, a catalog of necessities,\u00a0an exposure of secret wounds, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is also a confession of human emptiness. I believe that the most healthy state of a Christian is to be always empty, and always depending upon the Lord for supplies. It is to be always poor in self and rich in Jesus. It is to know our personal weaknesses and yet be mighty through God to do great exploits.\u00a0While prayer adores God, it lays the creature where he should be\u2014in the very dust. Prayer is in itself, apart from the answer that\u00a0it brings, a great benefit to the Christian.” (The Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life, Charles Spurgeon)<\/em><\/p>\n

~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

“All of You is more than enough for<\/em>
\nAll of me, for every\u00a0thirst and every need;<\/em>
\nYou satisfy me with Your love,<\/em>
\nAnd all I have in You is more than enough.”<\/em>
\n(Chris Tomlin, Enough)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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