LinkedIn to
Spirit
Every day I get an invitation to add a friend to LinkedIn.
Suddenly, I wonder how LinkedIn am I to the one who gave me life?
We would all like to think that our prayers are reaching
heaven’s gates, but how sure are we that we pray correctly? Does it matter how
we pray? Does God simply listen to our hearts? Or is everything left up to
chance?
If we go to the Christian bible we find Jesus teaching us
to pray using the “Lord’s Prayer.” In each of the lines of this prayer are
foundational, specific messages and metaphors for us to follow as we pray
daily.
Prayer Isn’t:
a list of things I want, like a Christmas list to Santa;
a time in desperation we cry out to a God we have no
relationship with; and
going to a daddy and asking him to take care of your life
without giving any of your own energy.
Prayer is:
A Connection with Spirit, usually found through quietness
and listening;
a relationship with God and spirit, and also with yourself;
a living, walking, breathing, moving dedication to be a
conduit for God; and
prayer is most importantly, loving one another, as
yourself
So, when we begin to think that prayer is about wants and
desires, we already stand amiss. The first phrase Jesus says is, “Thy Kingdom
come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” This prayer doesn’t sound
like Jesus asked for anything more than the will of God to express itself
through him and in the earth.
“Lead us not into temptation,” is another example of
prayer. Life is about temptations and desires, just the opposite of prayer,
actually. We want that new car, that awesome vacation, and to win the lottery.
But that’s not how Jesus asks us to pray. He says that we should pray to be led
from that kind of asking—the temptation of the world and all its glitz and
false glory.
However, in the end, Jesus says that we will be provided
for by the goodness of God in all ways. So, why do we pray for the things that
are already in our lives? Are we afraid they may be taken away, and we’ll be
left poor and without our BMWs? Sometimes, I have to admit, I have this same “ego”
fear pass through my mind.
Then I begin to think about the times I lived on Ramen noodles and chicken legs for
months. I was taken care of then, just as much as I am taken care of now. I’m
not afraid to go back to the essentials, if that is the will of the Lord. As I
let go of my fears, I notice that my relationship with Spirit, in prayer,
exponentially changes. I now gratefully and authentically go to Mother/Father
God with no expectations. I simply ask for the what I need for the day, as
Jesus says, “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Our daily bread is much more than food and clothing. Our
daily bread produces a downloading of sorts from Spirit to fulfill every
physical need, answer every question, and give us the leading we need to walk
on the straight and narrow toward a life committed being a true vessel of the Lord.
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Go to Week 3
of the “Year to CLEAR
Challenge”
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Below is information that I will be sharing for about a
month, as not every person on my list reads the blog every day. If you have
already read it, just skip over it. Thanks for understanding.
A
Year to CLEAR Challenge:
(Please Know: You Can Join Us At Any Point in the Year
Challenge.)
The masses search outward for things that qualify them as a
person, but I always go inward for that which quantifies me for greatness. At
twenty-five I preached on street corners in NYC as an in-the-closet Pentecostal
minister. One day I heard a still small voice say, ‘God cannot be contained in a
book or a law or even in a religion. Dig deeper, reach further to find me, and
you will find your authentic Self.’”
A Year to CLEAR Challenge!
The acronym CLEAR
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promote self-growth, and give them wings to fly freely into daily life. Each
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a new challenge or thought to provoke conversation, growth, and group
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