Feelings

 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
 Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’

Matthew 6:9-13

So what is missing from above?

“How dare you ask what is missing”; you say? –

“Those are the words of Jesus and what makes you think He missed a point?”

Actually, I am not implying He did.  

Instead, we often inject something that He never spoke of.

We are guilty and not the Lord.

When it comes to prayer we often validate their effectiveness based on our feelings.

Where, in this teaching on prayer, does He speak of feelings?

Go ahead; I’ll wait while you read it again.

Did you find anything there?

Too often we are people ruled by our feelings when we, instead, need to be 

guided by our faith!

Our citizenship is in the Kingdom of God where the currency is faith.

Today’s culture clashes with faith.

We are told that we, individually, are the center of the universe.

If we are not told this directly then often it is implied. 

Our prayer life is to be informed, not by feelings but, by faith.

It is true that God created us with feelings and emotions,

but they are not meant to dominate our prayer life.

Let faith rise in you as you pray following the pattern Jesus established.