How to Pray Like God’s Child – Powerful Practice
by Nikki Walton of CurlyNikki.com
“I was sinful. I was bitter. I was broken. I was scraping the insides of my soul with every breath; with every expansion of my lungs I felt pain. I could not heal, I could only cry out. You reached into my cage and freed the ache of my heart with forgiveness. You showed me the way, it ripped me open of all my pride and I broke before You. Repentance brought healing which spread with every touch of tender grace.
The fingers of love removed every root and placed a warmth inside that flooded every corridor. I was washed.The shame was heavy. ‘This is not yours to carry, You said, lifting the weight. ‘I already carried this for you! You took it away, and have not seen it since. I did not deserve You. I never deserved any of this. This is love, though at times I do not understand. How? How can You love me? You are the face of all the good I have known, but my God, this is all grace. I am made righteous because of You. I have forgiveness because of You. I am whole because of You.”- @Breanna-lynn
“A man is in a great place when he has no one to turn to but God.” -Smith Wigglesworth
You’ve arrived in this place.
Weary, worried often,
but deeply hopeful… there’s a silent Knowing or else you wouldn’t be here.
You know that something’s shifted. You can’t explain it, but you can feel it. You are a little reluctant to let yourself believe it. And usually, too busy and distracted to let yourself feel Him, but not today. Not this morning.
You cleared your schedule to sit with the One that’s about to rework, remake, entirely redo your schedule, your heart, and your lived experience.
You are about to sit with the One that has brought you through it all to prepare you for what He’s delivering you into this season.
This is no ordinary season.
You are no ordinary person.
You are His Child and you know it.
You no longer pray like a stranger…
or even like a servant,
you pray like His daughter,
His son,
and you KNOW He’ll do it.
You KNOW He’s done it.
So all there’s left to say today, and for the rest of this day is,
‘thank you’.
All that’s left to do is praise… sing… worship… smile.
This is no ordinary morning.
You Made It. Now Watch Him Move.
I love you,
nik
p.s. I always turn to this quote from St. Terese when I need help with prayer-“I (pray) like children who do not know how to read, I say very simply to God what I wish to say, without composing beautiful sentences, and He always understands me.” It doesn’t get more simple, pure, or more powerful than that!
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