Can Prayer Be A Discipline And A Joy? {Something I Found That Really Helps}
First you have to laugh with me, over the anguish I experience because of my personality.
On one hand, I am an extremely driven, organized person who values accomplishing tasks. On the other hand, I have an artistic temperament, and I hate being boxed in by routine. I like to be creative and to have freedom for expression.
So what do people like me do with prayer?
I’ve experimented with rigid extremism and prayer journals that MUST be accomplished for fear God won’t love me if I fail. (Ridiculous untruth.)
And I’ve experimented with free-range prayer, like free-range chickens roaming about in blissful, unencumbered joy. Happier chickens –happier eggs? Happier praying woman –happier prayers?
The problem with rigid prayer journals is that God is a person, so prayer is not a project. We communicate in relationship, not for accomplishment.
But the problem with no structure is that we often forget to pray about stuff, and our people deserve better than that. If you’re like me, you have a ton of directions you’re trying to pray, and you don’t want to drop the ball.
I’ve finally found some middle ground that I want to share with you.
