Titus has been saying "Elp U" for a couple different things lately. It either means, I want to help you, I want to sit up on the counter top or open this. It is funny to try and figure out what he is trying to say. I love it that he is starting to talk more and more clearly every day. I can almost have a full conversation with him. I am looking forward to the day that I can ask how his day was and he answers back with something I understand. But then I will be saying that he is growing up too fast. Raising children is a bittersweet experience.
My mom said something the other day that has been stuck. We don't pray for our families enough. I didn't really give any thought to it at first, but then after I got home that night, I realized I don't pray for my husband, kids, or close friends and family enough. I have been trying to make a conscience effort to pray for those close to me on a daily basis. How is it that the God who created us tends to get put on the back burner so much? I admit I have done it over the past month or two. It's not something I do intentionally, but one day goes by and then the next and before you know it, it has been quit a while since I have read my Bible or even had a decent coversation with God. I mean talked to God like He was right infront of me haveing a meal with me. I admire Cari and Karl. They have the most pasionate prayers. It always is as if they are talking to their best friend. How come I can't or don't prayer like that? Is the something that comes with practice or you just have that ability?
My mom said something the other day that has been stuck. We don't pray for our families enough. I didn't really give any thought to it at first, but then after I got home that night, I realized I don't pray for my husband, kids, or close friends and family enough. I have been trying to make a conscience effort to pray for those close to me on a daily basis. How is it that the God who created us tends to get put on the back burner so much? I admit I have done it over the past month or two. It's not something I do intentionally, but one day goes by and then the next and before you know it, it has been quit a while since I have read my Bible or even had a decent coversation with God. I mean talked to God like He was right infront of me haveing a meal with me. I admire Cari and Karl. They have the most pasionate prayers. It always is as if they are talking to their best friend. How come I can't or don't prayer like that? Is the something that comes with practice or you just have that ability?
2 comments:
Titus is so funny. I miss getting to see him grow up. It's neat to hear you talking about the challenges and joys of raising kids.
I know what you mean about our prayer lives. It's so easy to put it off until later or until you finally lay down to go to sleep at night and then you end up falling asleep. That's one of my biggest struggles right now, making the time to read my Bible and pray. I think your prayers do become more passionate and intimate the more you pray. God is so good and patient with us. He draws us to Himself and touches our lives even when we struggle to spend time with Him.
lizzy, i love your honest heart. i think your relationship with the Lord is like any other relationship in a lot of ways. the more you communicate with that person, the closer you feel to them, and the more intimate the conversations become. but remember that worship isn't just singing, or reading your bible or praying--it is everything you do to love Him, to love people, including your family and your husband and your children. and remember also, that He loves you, even when you feel like He is distant, or you are distant. He is constant, even when we aren't.
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