Prayer Changes You
Thriving in the Morning | Saturday
Before you begin your quiet time, take a moment to listen to this song. Let it lead you into a posture of surrender and openness to God's transformative power in prayer.
“Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.”
— Exodus 32:32
Prayer is not designed to change God; it is designed to change us. Prayer is not calling God in to bless our activities. Rather, prayer takes us into God's presence, shows us His will, and prepares us to obey Him.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai and spent forty days communing with God. God showed him the wickedness of the Israelites (Exod. 32:7). Moses had not known their desperate condition; nor had he realized the imminence of God's judgment upon them until God revealed it to him. As God made Moses aware of all that was at stake, Moses felt the same compassion for the people that God felt. Moses became willing to sacrifice his own life for his obstinate people. In a compelling and selfless prayer of intercession, Moses offered to have his own name blotted out of the book of life if God would spare the people. In Moses’ time with Him, God had formed a mighty intercessor for His people.
God will use your prayer times to soften your heart and change your focus. As you pray for others, the Holy Spirit will work in your heart so that you have the same compassion for them that God does (Rom. 8:26–27). If you do not love people as you should, pray for them. If you are not as active in God's service as you know He wants you to be, begin praying. You can not be intimately exposed to God's heart and remain complacent. The time spent with God will change you and make you more like Christ.
From Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (c) 1998 by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
Meditate the Word.
Spending time in prayer does more than bring our needs before God—it aligns us with His purposes and shapes us to become more like Christ. As you continue in prayer, let your heart be open to transformation. God will not leave you unchanged in His presence. Be willing to embrace the shifts He brings and trust that His ways are always best.
🌱 Have you ever experienced a shift in your heart and priorities through prayer? How did it affect your actions?
🌱 Are there people in your life whom you struggle to love? How can you begin praying for them today?
🌱 How can you allow your prayer time to align your heart with God’s will instead of just presenting your requests?
Dedicate an unhurried time each day to be in God’s presence, focusing on listening rather than just speaking.
True prayer is not asking God to do what you want, but surrendering to what He wants to do through you.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of prayer that draws me into Your presence and transforms my heart. Help me to see prayer not as a task, but as an opportunity to know You more deeply. Change me as I seek You, and align my heart with Your will. May I love others as You love them and serve You with an obedient heart. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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