Infinitum 30 Day Challenge - Week OneSample

Prayer

Prayer is essential to the Christian life, it is life-changing. There are multiple accounts in the New Testament of Jesus praying. In Matthew 14:23 Jesus went up a mountain to be alone, he went away from the crowd to be by himself so that he could pray. In Luke 5:16 we are told that Jesus would often slip away so he could pray. If Jesus, the son of God, needed to pray then how much more do we need to make prayer a priority in our day? Prayer is how we converse with God, it is how we connect with Jesus. Paul tells us to pray unceasingly (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Often, we like to over-complicate prayer. We think we have to have the right words or that they have to be poetic. God already knows your thoughts and feelings, prayer can be simple, it just needs to be honest and open. No thought, request, or statement is too small for God to hear. Is there something on your mind today? Bring your requests to God (Philippians 4:6-7). Also, to communicate is not just to talk- it’s also to listen. Sometimes to pray means you don’t have to talk at all - just get intentional about connecting with God. 

Take time to pray today. Maybe even try this Prayer in six directions 

EAST: We turn to the east and face the rising sun. God is praised for the gift of new life, of new days, of youth, of beginnings.

SOUTH: Turning towards the south, thanks are given for those people, events and things which warm our lives and help us to grow and develop.

WEST: The sun sets in the west, and so we praise God for sunsets, nights, for endings in our lives.

NORTH: As we face the north, we remember the challenges and difficulties in life.

DOWN: Bending down to touch earth, we praise the Creator for the things which sustain our lives.

UP: Finally, as we gaze into the sky, we thank God for our hopes and dreams. Centred in the Creator’s universe, we remember God’s mighty deeds in our lives and can thus move into the future.

Follow along with the audio posture prayer.