I have been hoping that I would be able to stick to my prayer commitment once I started Rabbi Stan’s prayer and intercession class, and while I’m not quite at “every day” status just yet, I’m well on my way and much improved in my prayer life so far. The benefits are showing.
The first week, we were told to concentrate on eliminating sin. I got a surprise from God on my first night following through on this; His priority of the sin in my life was different than I expected, and yet it was surprisingly easy to obey, give it up and not feel tempted to go back. Specifically, God told me to “eliminate Facebook.”
I’d been spending far too much time there in recent months and it was affecting my life in many negative ways, but until I spent time in deep prayer with God, I was taking it too lightly to see it for the sin it had become. Since giving up Facebook (and all other “social networking” sites, too, mind you), I’ve had more time for everything that’s really important to me… especially prayer.
But for now, remaining a Messianic Rabbi In Training is more than enough to keep me occupied. And I’m finally developing a respectable-enough prayer life to feel like that title’s not just decorative.
Tags: deep prayer, Facebook, prayer