God in biography

  • god in biography
  • The Importance of Prayer

    Have you ever argued with God?  It’s sort of a futile situation, but one in which I find myself caught many times.  Hmmm…what’s that definition of insanity again?….

    Seriously, last week I was caught in this prayer cycle, asking for the Lord’s clarity and discernment on a troubling situation I was facing. Towards the middle of the week I was getting pretty clear answers from God, which weren’t exactly the answers that I had hoped for.  So I did what any child does; I argued with my Father.  I emotionally spun out of control, much like a gyroscope.

    During this internal struggle between choosing to do what God had placed on my heart and continuing to do what I wanted , I began wondering about praying and the importance we Christ-followers place on it.  I’d like to say that I’m always in align with God’s Word, but I’m not.  Truthfully, I began thinking maybe if I had just given myself more time to think about the situation…maybe I knew