Comments on: Prayer, Where Do We Draw The Line? http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Don Clifton http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9377 Don Clifton Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9377 m&m, Involving God in our lives sounds great. For me I'm not so sure I know how to do that without over-involvement. Trying to decide what is important enough to have Him involved and what isn't is hard for me. I seems it would be ok if God would direct me in which can of beans to buy, when to go to bed, which turn to take when driving somewhere - but I'm just not comfortable with that. If the beans had botulism I would hope He'd let me know, or if staying up too late was going to cause a big problem, or if taking a different driving route would make it so I avoided being involved in an accident, then ok, those little things become big things and I hope He's there. Maybe the best prayer would be "God I'm going to use the agency you blessed me with, the best way I can, if that's not good then please step in." m&m, Involving God in our lives sounds great. For me I’m not so sure I know how to do that without over-involvement. Trying to decide what is important enough to have Him involved and what isn’t is hard for me. I seems it would be ok if God would direct me in which can of beans to buy, when to go to bed, which turn to take when driving somewhere - but I’m just not comfortable with that.

If the beans had botulism I would hope He’d let me know, or if staying up too late was going to cause a big problem, or if taking a different driving route would make it so I avoided being involved in an accident, then ok, those little things become big things and I hope He’s there.

Maybe the best prayer would be “God I’m going to use the agency you blessed me with, the best way I can, if that’s not good then please step in.”

]]> By: Matt W. http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9367 Matt W. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:34:10 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9367 I say if you feel a need to talk to him about it, it's okay to talk to him about it. I say if you feel a need to talk to him about it, it’s okay to talk to him about it.

]]> By: m&m http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9364 m&m Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:57:51 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9364 Is it wrong to involve Him in all we do (minus the obvious like choosing a can of beans), but to recognize the need for agency? If we expect Him to tell us each step to make in every single facet, we will be disappointed, but I never feel disappointed in talking with Father about things that matter to me, big and small. And I have felt Him involved in things big and small, even as I have worked my tail off to do my part. I don't know that we need to "draw a line" really. Why not pray and involve Him in our lives, but work hard along the way, using our agency until and unless we hear the Lord guiding us to do something different? Prayer is hard, but trying to draw this hard line seems to make it harder in my mind. Is it wrong to involve Him in all we do (minus the obvious like choosing a can of beans), but to recognize the need for agency? If we expect Him to tell us each step to make in every single facet, we will be disappointed, but I never feel disappointed in talking with Father about things that matter to me, big and small. And I have felt Him involved in things big and small, even as I have worked my tail off to do my part. I don’t know that we need to “draw a line” really. Why not pray and involve Him in our lives, but work hard along the way, using our agency until and unless we hear the Lord guiding us to do something different?

Prayer is hard, but trying to draw this hard line seems to make it harder in my mind.

]]> By: Susan M http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9363 Susan M Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/03/27/prayer-where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comment-9363 I struggle with this, too. Generally for me it stems from getting answers on the big things. It feels so good to get a direct answer to prayer. I want to experience that all the time. But I don't always have major decisions to make, so I start praying over little silly things, and then not getting an answer, for obvious reasons. I'm in the middle of having a major decision and prayer answered. I'll most likely do a post about it once all the pieces are in place. I struggle with this, too. Generally for me it stems from getting answers on the big things. It feels so good to get a direct answer to prayer. I want to experience that all the time. But I don’t always have major decisions to make, so I start praying over little silly things, and then not getting an answer, for obvious reasons.

I’m in the middle of having a major decision and prayer answered. I’ll most likely do a post about it once all the pieces are in place.

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