Do you ever think\u2026..\u201dShe is so holy; he is so dedicated to prayer; they are always in such a good mood; they are so filled with God\u2019s Spirit that they light up a room, etc.\u201d
I\u2019ll admit that I think those thoughts \u2013 especially when a gal shared her testimony this week at our prayer group. She said: \u201cI spend a lot of time in my prayer closet! I don\u2019t come out until I get an answer!\u201d This beautiful prayer warrior described her daily routines and how she has seen God dramatically change the course of her life and her husband\u2019s, who once was lost, but now is found\u2026..in a robust and wild, hallelujah way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes, I get a little uneasy when I hear people talk like that. I even get a little envious when I hear those testimonies. It causes me to do a self-analysis of my relationship with God. Maybe my conversations with the Lord aren\u2019t long enough. She sticks prayers AND fasting! I compare my prayer life to hers and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, I have a tight and on-going relationship with God. For goodness sakes, I spend hours with Him daily writing my blogs BUT, I am NOT an on-my-knees prayer warrior like THAT gal! I\u2019ve used plenty of excuses for not using that posture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never really thought of it as envy until I started thinking about it. I sense that I am envying my friend\u2019s prayer-closet-prayers and her closeness with the Lord and how she seems to have the Holy Spirit touch her every word and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But isn\u2019t that exactly what we\u2019ve been warned against? \u201cLove does not envy.\u201d (Corinthians 13:4) And Philippians 2:3 says \u201cIf we are envious of our brothers and sisters in Christ, then we do not love them. The love of Christ is void of selfish ambition and desire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I am envying or sizing up someone else\u2019s walk with God, I am not being thankful for the relationship I have with Him. When I am comparing, I am rejecting the Word of God and His overwhelming love and adoration of me for a comparison game. No, I don\u2019t pray like she does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that\u2019s okay. It\u2019s good. And it is how God designed it. Instead of being jealous of others and their faith walk, we are glad that we each have our own relationship with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have my own, wholly unique relationship with the Lord. I pray in my own way. Sometimes I pray throughout my day \u2013 when I\u2019m driving, preparing my meals, and even when I\u2019m directly grabbing someone\u2019s hand and praying with them. Sometimes I recite scriptures. I recognize that I am praying when I\u2019m writing in my journal. I always meet up with God when I am reading scriptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenneth Copeland said: \u201cI don\u2019t pray more than 15 minutes at a time, but I don\u2019t go for more than 15 minutes without praying!\u201d I get it. Our prayer life is our prayer life \u2013 throughout our day, we converse with Him, thanking Him, loving Him. And, sometimes, we’re on our knees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no reason for envy. I recognize I was hand-picked and chosen by my Father to BE Who He called me to be. He doesn\u2019t wave a measuring stick at me to qualify me to be the BEST prayer warrior. He loves me and I love Him \u2013 throughout my day as I acknowledge Him and the many blessings of having Him with me 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, GOOD-BYE, green-eyed envy monster! God and I have a thing going on and our walk together is oh so sweet! What\u2019s that I hear? Heavenly Father, did you just give me a gentle nudge to get on my knees to pray today? That\u2019s where you\u2019ll meet me today? Aye! Aye! Captain! I\u2019m on my way! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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