Excerpt from
A Taste of Joy
written by Daphne DeMaris and Renee Richter
How to Pray
Approach with hearts of humility…
How do we come before the throne of grace speaking to a God who is so holy we can’t be in His presence?
We come before Him with humble hearts seeking help from Him who is able to help us in our time of need. Some may say that having humility is not always required to pray but even the decision to pray represents the fact that we realize we can’t do it on our own and we need His help. This is humility in its simplest form.
“Lord, I need you.”
“Lord, this person needs you and I don’t know how to help.”
Even thanking Him for something and recognizing His glory, as when you see nature in all of its splendor. You are realizing in your own heart that this beautiful scene before you is no accident, it required something much bigger. In humility you are admitting there is a higher being, God, responsible for all of this.
Proverbs 3:34
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
With a spirit of humility comes relaxation. Why relaxation? Because as we grow in our walk with Jesus we realize how little we can do for ourselves. When we attempt to care for ourselves and those we are responsible for by ourselves without Jesus and the help He offers us, we get STRESSED. There is no relaxation because we have a job to do and it’s hard. But when we come to the Lord for help in our time of need, every day and every minute of the day at times, we are coming in humility. We are admitting that we need Him and we can’t do it on our own. This humility can lead us to relaxation, if we go to Him and lay it in His more than capable hands. We are no longer facing the demands of this life on our own but with His help and guidance. This dear brother and sister will lead us to peace, glorious peace.
Isaiah 66:12
For this is what the Lord says:
“I will extend peace to her like a river.”
How does God represent peace? __________________________
Better: What does peace look like for you? _________________
Doesn’t that sound glorious? We don’t get a little taste of peace to whet our appetite, we get the whole river! So the next time you think you can handle this life and its demands on your own, do a peace check and remember to come to the throne of God with humility. Then turn around and dive into your river of peace. It’s been waiting for you.
