Every church has one. He sits quietly at most meetings. He just watches everyone interact. Now, when the time comes to pray, he brings out the prayer big guns. His prayer is so perfect that it sounds like a perfect SAT essay. It even seems like the guy hires Obama's speech writers for his prayers.
Isn't that one guy always there? You know who he is. He always starts with things like, "Dear Omnipotent, Amazing, Wonderful and Everlasting..." Half the prayer consists of adjectives.
But I wonder if God pays more attention to an elaborate and rehearsed prayer, than to one that comes from the heart.
A little child simply saying, "God I don't know how to pray like that man, but I love you," may truly move the heart of God. It's simple, but more important, it's real.
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Love this.
ReplyDeleteAs if we can impress God with our prayers...?
A simple, honest, heartfelt prayer will (as you said) move the heart of God sooner than one full of fake and exaggerated praise.
Exactly! Being real is what matters, just being honest. That's what touches the heart of God.
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