What Happens When Knowing God is the Reason We Pray?
Read Ephesians 1:3
Today’s Truth
Think about the last time someone was unexpectedly generous toward you. When a coworker drops everything to join you in the waiting room, or a relative pays off your mission trip, it moves you to reach out.
Generosity does that. It compels us to ask why and to want to get to know the person behind the gift.
Ephesians 1:3 reminds us that every blessing we receive comes from God. He has been more generous toward us than we can ever fully comprehend. But we sure can have fun trying.
Discussion Questions
- What does your prayer time look like? On a scale of 1 to 10, how honest are you with God?
- What’s one thing you haven’t talked openly with God about? Take a few minutes today to tell God what you really feel, then leave some space to listen to what your Dad has to say.
Application
Knowing God “chose us in him before the foundation of the world” should compel us to pray more, not less (Ephesians 1:4). Prayer is the way we get to know the generous, all-powerful God who adopted us as His kids.
Prayer can be more than a grocery list of wants and needs. Psalm 7 is a great example of this. When we approach prayer as a heartfelt conversation with our heavenly Father, prayer becomes a safe place to share our hopes, dreams, doubts, and fears.
