The Path to God...Prayer

This morning, I came across the following on prayer:

"We are never stationary on the path to God. Our prayer changes. Many many good people move from using well-rehearsed vocal prayers and pious reflections, to a more silent, wordless sort of presence: Be still and know that I am God. I will not have thy thoughts instead of thee. The old peasant, whom the Curé of Ars found spending hours in the church, explained it: I look at the good God and the good God looks at me. With our oldest friends we do not need to talk."

Today, I'm overcome by a great need and desire to pray. I don't know about you, but as I look at the world around me, I see an incredible need to pray. I also feel this desire in my heart to pray about the conflicts in my own life. We all face various things from day to day that we cannot push through unless we are praying. It may be a financial, spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional need that is captivating you today. "Take it to the Lord in prayer!"

As I was working through some of my own baggage this morning, I came across this familiar passage. It came at just the right time!

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:12-13)

I need God to help me become content in "any and ever situation." I need to remember that "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength."