DAILY WRITING

Day 9

Sometimes, we can go for days at a time without talking to God. A lot of the time, or at least for me, we end up feeling distant from God, and with each day that passes it gets harder and harder to talk to Him.

There is a quote by Zig Ziglar that goes 'People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily'.

Even though it may be hard to motivate ourselves to pray, we still need to try our best. Some days we may not feel like bathing or taking a shower, but normally we do it anyway. We need to push ourselves, even when we simply can't be bothered.

Luke 11:2-4 says 'He said to them, 'When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.''

That's all you need to pray for, if ever you don't know what to talk to God about. Pray that same prayer, or make your own version of it. So you can pretty much say:

~Dear God, you're so awesome and mighty

~Help me to remember daily what Jesus did on the cross for us

~Forgive all of my sins

~I forgive anyone who has sinned against me

~Help me not to give in to temptation.

That's the basics that God requires! We don't need to pull out a long list of people to pray for, and we don't need to turn prayer into something religious and boring. God is interested in our daily lives, and even if it's just 'Hey, God, this cake tastes really delicious!' and just little things like that throughout the day, that's brilliant! God really loves it when we talk to Him like a friend.