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Genuine
and Creative Prayer
By Aaron
I
guess how I want to start off this blog is by explaining how I got to this
point….
So, I was sitting in the shower and I was just sitting there thinking
about how I can’t wait get home and celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. Then
I laughed out loud (mind you I was sitting in the public shower alone laughing)
as I remembered my favorite part of Thanksgiving is when my grandpa prays right
before we all eat. You may be thinking, “wow this guy is kind of a jerk,” but
before you judge me let me tell you why it’s funny. It’s funny because he prays
as fast as Usain Bolt runs the 100-meter dash. What I’m saying is that if
someone who wasn’t part of the family was there he/she would think that we were
running an auction in the place.
So, after I finished laughing, God spoke to me
and asked me “what is funny about a man who is praying?” I kind of just
awkwardly sat there and basically reevaluated my entire existence. Why was I
laughing at a man who was genuinely praying to God; not caring about what
others thought of his prayer. Then I thought “when was the last time I
genuinely prayed?” I’m not talking about before I go to bed or before every
meal, which if I’m completely honest I don’t do all the time as I should. I’m
talking about a prayer one prays straight up because they want to.
Like for
example, I spend a lot of time playing video games (like an ungodly amount of
time) what if I chose (important word is “chose”) to stop and just start
spilling the beans to the lord. I am talking about a prayer that has no real
order to it but has your whole heart put into it. I feel like these are the
prayers that can change the world. Don’t think that I am saying all other type
of prayers are irrelevant.
Here is what I am saying, we have to stop praying to
God as if it is a chore we do every single day at a specific time with specific
words. At some point after doing that for a while it seems very robotic, and a
far as I know God doesn’t want robots programmed to pray at 6:00 PM everyday
right before they eat their hamburger helper. He wants human beings who pray
genuine and creative prayers. Now some of you may tell me, “Listen dude, I
don’t have a creative bone in my body.” Well to you I say that’s a load of
crap! The Bible says that the lord created us all in his image.
Now, that means
we have all the qualities that God has, right? That’s exactly what that means!!
So, if God the guy who created the whole universe with his very words says that
we have the same qualities as him, I can say without a doubt in my mind that
you are creative!
This world needs people who will pray creative and genuine
prayers straight from their heart.
We need to be the Picassos and Van Goghs of
prayers.
So, everything I just said there went through my mind
as I sat still in the shower then I CHOSE to pray a prayer that was so genuine
I felt as if God was sitting with me in that shower (I know… weird to say but
this is my experience not yours). When I finished praying I finally understood
what it is like for rappers to finish a concert. I was exhausted and couldn’t
think of anything else to say. I can honestly say I put everything into that
prayer it was the most genuine prayer I have ever prayed. I definitely plan on
praying like this a lot more and I am excited to what adventures this takes me
on. I hope that whoever reads this will learn from my spiritual shower time and
change the way they pray.
