Are you a pray-er? Sometimes I am very diligent in my prayer life but other times not so much. I don't know if I'm the only one who is like that or if other people are the same way. I feel ashamed to even admit that but the truth is the truth and that is one thing I have always remained on this blog...honest! No matter how ugly or how bad I've always laid it all out there.
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So, anyway, back to my point...prayers. I went to the alter during the invitation at church yesterday morning. As I knelt down I had to iron out a few issues with God and then I began to pray about arguments that I have with Shane. I get so irritated with that man sometimes. I'm sure a few of you are laughing at the fact that I pray about my arguments with my husband but honestly I get to a point where I don't know what else to do but pray! I love Shane but he can be so difficult at times...or is it me that is difficult?!?!
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As I finished praying and returned to my seat I felt emptied of my burden. I felt a little bit lighter and peaceful. We all went home, ate lunch and Shane and I went to the mall. On the way there the one issue that causes he and I so much tension reared it's ugly head and before long we were in a heated conversation. It wasn't an argument but we were both making our points very clear. On the ride home I felt frustrated and didn't say a whole lot. I was annoyed, irritated, aggravated and just... ugh....
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As I came into work this morning I was immediately taken to Mark 11:24 "I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours." (NLT). My heart felt a little prick as soon as I read those words. I had prayed about the situation but I honestly don't think that I truly believed it would be resolved. Taking things to the feet of Jesus is easy. You just lay it all down there and walk away and you feel free and unstressed but I seem to struggle with actually believing that he picked up what I laid there.
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What can I say? I'm a work in progress. What about you?
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