Conversations with God

“Prayer is the process of shedding out lies, our masks, and our inhibitions, and standing in God’s presence as we really are- neither proud nor ashamed, simply accepted and loved and heard.”

-Steven James, Becoming Real

Do you pray?

I pray but not usually with my head bowed down and my eyes closed.

You see, I believe that God hears us whether or not our head is bowed down or our eyes are closed.

He hears us all the time, whether our words are eloquent or not.

Last year, I volunteered as a prayer minister for a prayer hotline. I prayed for about 10 people every shift. My first time on the hotline, I was absolutely terrified. But I prayed before I started. Every time my shift started, I prayed for the Holy Spirit to speak through me. And He did. Many people who I spoke to cried after I prayed and told me I said exactly what they needed to hear. It certainly wasn’t my own doing.

I believe prayer is something absolutely beautiful that connects us to God and the Holy Spirit.

I pray every time I go to the lake. God uses everything at the lake to speak to me. 

The flowers...

The water...

The birds...

The trees...

The clouds...

The sunsets...

I believe part of prayer is opening up ourselves to be able to listen to God through the many ways He speaks to us. There are endless ways He can speak. Every day, I am astounded by how God speaks to me.

Prayer is a conversation with the One who made this world, the One who created each of us. He cares for each of us and we are not too little for Him to ignore.

Prayer is powerful.