Most boredom in the Christian life where it pertains to prayer comes from praying for things we already possess.
It is really true. How much time have I spent asking for necessities... health, home, food, money, etc...?
My daughters still cannot talk. Yet to this point, they still have not gone without food in their bellies or a roof over their head. In fact, they have more toys than they can play with in a day. When they are able to talk, I'm fairly certain I do NOT want them asking me daily to 'please give me food today'. Or 'dad, please do not let anyone come in a hurt us today!' I'm their dad... and that stuff is a given. I'd be a bit hurt if I thought they had so little faith in me that they continually had to ask that.
How much time do I spend in prayer going down my 'list' of the same old stuff that God has already ordained for me as 'a given'? It's time to change the way we think about prayer. It's time to bring 'all kinds of requests and petitions' to Him.
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