c o n v i c t i o n

I stayed up pretty late last night talking to God. I had just read a blog post by a professor from Biola about big prayers vs. small prayers. The post started off by saying "what we pray for is usually what we live for."

That was convicting to say the least.

I look at my prayers for the last month: health, safety, friendships, etc. All good things. But where are my prayers for health followed by "so that I can do God's work with full passion and energy to never give up pursuing the declaration of His name." Or for friendships followed by "so that the body of Christ would work together to glorify Him, attack sin, and pursue purity and righteousness in all truth and love."

Where are my prayers for the people I meet besides just a name drop or "Lord be with Ben"? Where do I write or say "God I hate injustice and hate that people like Ben are unable to work and have the comforts of a warm bed and security. I hate Lord that people walk by him thinking he is dirty and scary. Lord I hate the injustice. Redeem Ben, redeem humanity, stir up a deep desire for compassion within us to look upon injustice with hatred and look towards You alone for a solution. To rely on You for full compassion and rely on You for grace and mercy in this."

What we pray for is usually what we live for.