Prayer is powerful but prayer is oftentimes difficult. I don’t know about you but sometimes my brain is so busy, I can’t focus on what’s in my head and my heart. Verbalizing is difficult. Recently I found myself resorting to simply sitting and breathing to slow down the chatter in my head and then simply holding the image of the person’s face in my mind who I was wanting to pray for. Because God knows our thoughts and each word we speak before we speak it. (Psalm 139:4)
It makes me wonder, what is our purpose in the prayer equation? If God already knows each word before we speak it, each thought we have. And we don’t even posses the capacity for the words required for prayer. The Spirit has to intercede for us. ( Romans 8:26) Why do we pray?
What is so impactful about yoga is that it is a body, mind, and spirit connection.
This is not something we are used to practicing in our culture. It is a way to connect the whole being of a person and direct ourselves toward a higher goal of health. The same goes with prayer.
Body: We assume the posture of prayer relevant to our culture, heads bowed, hands folded, eyes closed, maybe laying prostrate or kneeling.
Mind: When we verbalize the things on our hearts, we connect the deep things of our heart with the heart of God. We let out our anxieties whether conscious or subconscious and set them in the hands of Jesus.
Spirit: We partner with the Holy Spirit, letting Him take our words and our heart and set them ablaze with passion that is fit for the Sovereign God.
