Is Prayer Selfish?

Some hold that it is selfish and a waste of time to pray for ones self, but how could it be? “Praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness-it is truly glorifying God” Emmet Fox.

There is tremendous danger in attempting to sort our prayers. When we attempt to gauge with our limited vision what is or isn't appropriate to pray about we embark on a fool’s errand. God does not need or want us to play prayer gatekeeper. Our job is to come to Him in prayer with anything on our mind or is troubling us. Additionally we do not waste time trying to construct the wording of our prayers to avoid perceived selfishness. Simply we speak from the heart, for when the heart speaks the heart listens. God knows our heart and the issues flowing from it, for He is closer than hands and feet, closer than breath. And that is most close indeed. A simple heart filled prayer delivered trembling can move mountains. “You must pray for yourself constantly. How could it be otherwise?” Fox.

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Is Prayer Selfish?

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Chickens and Bumper Stickers

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Chickens and Bumper Stickers

The hen lays her eggs and keeps them warm and safe until they hatch. What would happen if half way through the process she decided to crack open the eggs to see how things were progressing? Chickens are not the sharpest tool in the shed yet they intuitively understand their role in creation. The hen demonstrates faith in the process, allows the miracle of creation to happen, all by instinct alone (I may be wrong, but I don"t think chickens spend a lot of time considering the mysteries of the universe).

Living on the Spiritual Basis, the basis of trusting and relying on God, we have learned that when faced with seeming trouble or difficulty to take whatever secular action is required, and if we don't know what action to take we ask, and to put our concerns and fears in His hands, trusting in the promise that He wants us to be Happy, Joyous and Free and in so doing, just as the unseen wonder of creation takes place inside the egg, He works in us.

Years ago I spied a bumper sticker that summed this up nicely “Thanks, but I got this, I really don’t need your help. God.” Place your problems in His hands and let Him work. We can learn much from the hen and occasionally from bumper stickers.

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