Have you ever had those days when you feel Him near? If He said, "Ask anything today" how would you respond? Our response to that question reveals a great deal about our state of mind. In my younger days my prayer would be, "Come. Reveal your power. Let us know Your presence." There is nothing wrong with this prayer. It is still part of my standard request list. But if i'm to be truly honest, the motivation behind that is fairly selfish. If one maps the request onto those a child would make of a father, it is analogous to "Spend time with me. You're big and strong. I have need of your resources."
There have been some recent times when job stress is high, and the seasons of His nearness elicited a simple prayer. "Just seven two-digit numbers Lord. One lottery winning would set me for life. And think of all the good i could do with it." When this is what comes out of my heart, i know i'm not in a good place. I lose sight of His plan and His provision. All i want to do is escape my situation. It is like a selfish adolescent saying, "Can i please have a car? Just think of all the errands i could run for you if you gave it to me." It reeks of "I want____."
Lately His nearness has evoked a different prayer. "Make me useful for you. Help me build Your Kingdom. Give me clarity to do the things that delight Your heart. Help me to live to the full potential for which you have designed me." It seems to me this is a fairly healthy prayer. The focus is on what He wants. I still seek His nearness, and His power; but somehow there is more gratitude. Somehow it is more focused on meeting the needs of my beloved. Somehow it speaks to a sense of destiny. Or in the words of Francis Frangipane it is an understanding that "He is the God of my future."
How would you spend His favor?
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