Prayer Call Sunday?
Asha Brewer
Hello Sisters!
I was speaking with some sisters, and the great idea of a Sunday prayer call came up.
Wbat do you think about sealing off our fast with a prayer call on Sunday, November 6th at
-7:30 am Eastern
-6:30 am Central
-5:30 am Mountain
- 3:30 pm Dubai
For 30 minutes?
Dr. Asha
Speaker, Writer, Educator, Radio Personality
www.doctorasha.com
Hello Sisters!
I hope everyone had a most wonderful day! What did you notice about the fast yesterday? How did it impact your prayers? How did it impact your faith? What are you most highly anticipating by the end of the fast on Sunday?
As I progress through the fasting Scripture in Matthew Chapter 6, I am intrigued by the secrecy of fasting. I am also intrigued that the activities preceding fasting also involve so much secrecy. Terms like the “prayer closet,” “not letting your left hand know what your right hand is doing,” “the Father who sees in secret will reward you.” I’m thinking, why so much secrecy??! (And really, how can my left hand not know what my right hand is doing? I mean, I’m left-handed, so he’s the hand in charge. Everyone reports to him, so he knows what’s up! ← Literally what went through my head growing up, tehe).
In reading through these Scriptures now, I am realizing that we should be asking, “What is the meaning behind what I do?” What is the meaning behind why I give to the needy? Does it look good to round out my resume? Is it so I can feel “better” about who I am or “better” than someone else because I am able to give? What is the meaning behind the prayers I offer up to the Lord? Is it just to check mark that I prayed that morning? Is it to thank Him for something really quickly, so I can ask Him for something? What is the meaning behind my fasting? Is it so I can be in the running for some spiritual award? Is it to make me feel superior to others in the faith?
If I am honest, sometimes I loose sight of the meaning of what I do in my faith walk. I would say my prayer life is most impacted by this. I will make a “habit” of checking in the morning and possibly at night, but it is literally a check-in. It’s like a drive-by, “Hey, God! Good morning! You’re so great! I love You!” And then off to work. Yes, I mean the words I say, but does my prayer itself have meaning for me? Am I doing it just because I am supposed to? Or am I doing it because I want to...I need to...I can’t wait to?
As we proceed with the fast, I think it is really important to look at the meaning behind our prayers. Why do we embrace the act of praying? What are the different ways in which we pray (e.g. out loud, standing up, kneeling down, shouting, pacing, etc)? Why do we pray certain ways in certain places? (I pray one way in the car, I pray another way at home, I pray an even third way at church, etc). What determines the length of our prayers? What determines what we even say? How do we stop the world around us, so we can earnestly pray--and without distractions or a feeling/awareness of how much “time” has passed and what we need to do/where we need to go next?
I love you all, and I hope you have a most wonderful day!
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Robin Hamilton
Sounds good!
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