I'm having one of my occasional periods when I feel distant from God. Prayer feels unproductive, "cold", and my mind is only on my earthly concerns. Do some of you guys get that way sometimes? How do you break out of it? I certainly still love the Lord dearly, and am very grateful for all His blessings and challenges. I know He isn't ignoring me. Please comment so I know this is still a live blog.
posted by Professor X at
1:12 PM
3 Comments:
sometimes? brother, it's a daily thing for me. like this - start praying, get distracted, start again, round and round til i want to puke. this morning i told God i was sorry i couldn't focus on prayer, and this morning on 560AM the teach was on this very subject. (God is cool like that!) to be honest, i haven't even given it a second thought unti i read your post. anyhow, i've heard this before and here it is:
ACTS -
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication
structure your prayer this way and PRAY OUT LOUD. Adoration is acknowledging who God is and praising him for his atrributes. Confession is not only about our sins, but telling him about ourselves (like "my prayers feel unproductive, cold..."). Thanksgiving is just that. Supplication should be structured, it helps to write it down. a prayer journal is also a nice memento of how he answers our prayers and a guide back to Adoration. dig?
brother, you wouldn't feel distant from God if you didn't know what it means to be close in the first place. so don't be concerned that you feel distant. instead, thank him richly that he has given you a heart that sincerely misses him.
"i miss you" is a beautiful prayer.
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charles, at 4:43 PM
Thanks so much for your support and comment, Speed. Actually, the ACTS model was something presented at Encounter a number of months ago. I should have remembered it myself. All the distance I recently felt was of my own making, not His, and He has been patiently waiting for me to take away my self-made barriers.
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Professor X, at 2:01 PM
I know what you're talking about. When things are going good for me it is harder for me to pray and to hear God. It's not that I don't want to hear Him. I forget to take time with Him and what I have to say seems so much less important. Thanks for the reminder that we need to talk to God in good times and in bad times.
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musichic, at 4:13 AM
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