Starting Over... and the Power of prayer.

Here it comes. A new blog. A new Journey and Just starting over. Sometimes, that is JUST what people need. God has put soo many things on my heart lately. I have been thinking about prayer and living my prayer life in the attitude that Jabez did in 1st Chronicles. Jabez's prayer was simple but no Doubt powerful and in return God blessed him. A lot of times we get caught up on how to pray, what to say, how to even start the prayer ( Dear God, Heavenly Father, Father, Jesus, etc..) that we miss the point of the whole concept that it is simply spending time with the Father. The God who created us and knows us inside and out. So the past two mornings I have woken up and prayed the prayer and was expecting God to do something huge. Well to my knowledge, I was going to say these words and poof God was going to show up and do something huge. This morning as I was sitting and writing out some of my thoughts and prayers, I had this question pop into my head. It was, "Are you sincerely praying this prayer or are you praying it because you think God is going to bless you because you say these words that Jabez did"? Snap and Burn. I knew that it was God talking to me and saying," Girl! You need to be doing this because you want to surrender your life to me and allow me to do great things through you." WOW!!! after that, I felt about an inch tall. I know that God has laid this prayer on my heart for a reason!!! I just really have to remember that it is christ who is going to work through me. He is going to answer my prayers and show up but we have to be sincere!

And Jabez Cried out, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request." 1Chronicles 4:10
Father this is my prayer. Sincerely :)!!