Conversations that Connect

A while back, I used to have a friend that I would talk to every day and do everything with.  We would invite each other to our houses and would never want to leave.  But then, one day, we started to not talk as much.  Nothing bad happened – we just began to talk less, though we still considered each other friends.

Because we weren’t talking, I felt disconnected from him and at times felt almost like we weren’t friends. I feel like we sometimes do that to God.  We start talking less to Him and then feel disconnected.  Prayer is one of the most powerful things we can do as humans.   We have an amazing gift to talk to the Creator of our universe!  God loves us unconditionally, and He wants us to spend more time with Him to get more connected.  

When waking up, there can be a million things on my mind, and sometimes I have to redirect those thoughts to God and talk to Him.  Through my prayers to Him, I can get the peace to get through the day, no matter what homework, drama, or sports can try to get in my way.  This doesn’t mean that everything will always be perfect and that I can breeze through it all because things don’t always end up the way we want them to.  But like God said, “I know the plans I have for you…”(Jeremiah 29:11).  I know that whatever happens, God has my back.  

In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, it says, “Pray continually.”  This can be in anything, even just in small blessings or answers to prayer, or small prayers for others going through a rough day.  God wants to hear what in on our hearts.  Philippians 4:6 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”   In his letter to the Philippians, Paul is saying to not worry about your burdens but to bring it all to the Lord.   Prayer to God can ease our load during the day.  Prayer can give us peace.  Prayer can make us more connected to our Creator and Savior."

Written by Sammy, AAA Student