Unshakable Strength: Discovering Power Through Genuine Prayer
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Because we have been taught sometimes that unless we can come to God the right way, we can't come to him at all. And the fact of the matter is a lot of us don't pray, don't worship, and don't enter into the presence of God in that specific intangible way wherein he can heal the issues of your heart because we are scared of what would happen if we really opened ourselves up and told him. In fact, I was talking to my friend. I'm not going to say his name. I don't want to embarrass Eric Phillips. But we were talking the other day how for us, it's very difficult for us sometimes to tell God how we're feeling, which is funny because I have a feeling that he already knows how I'm feeling, but I'm scared to tell him.
And here's why I'm scared to tell him. I know why I'm scared to tell him. Because of something my dad used to say. My dad used to say, whenever I would start crying… He had this line he would say to get me to stop, and the line was, finish it if you know it, if you don't stop that crying, I'll give you… Your dad was an abusive maniac as well. No, my dad was a great dad, and I get it. But when David uses this image, I was surprised because I'm so used to the Psalms being a place where we pour out our praise. I was surprised to see David pour out his complaint. Because I didn't think you were supposed to complain if God was good to you.
Why are we afraid to honestly tell God how we feel?
I read the whole Psalm, and he started the Psalm saying he was pouring out his complaint, and he ended the Psalm by saying that God was good to him. I couldn't put the two together, because what do you have to complain about if God has been good to you? I'm sometimes afraid to complain in the presence of God, so I don't pray because I can't say what I know I'm supposed to say, so I don't say anything. I'm scared that if I say what I really want to say, God might give me something to cry about. I'm scared sometimes to pray to God before I come preach what I really feel like praying to God, which is, I'm not feeling this today. I'm scared if I say that to him, he'll put something on my voice box where I can't preach.
I'm afraid if I complain to God about my children that he might look on somebody else who's been praying that they could have kids and they can have kids, and here I am complaining about something that I prayed and asked God to give me, and I feel kind of guilty, so now I stand at a distance and I won't tell God what I have to say. But I learned something about God is that he is the only safe place where I can pour out my complaint. And if I don't learn how to pour out my complaints in his presence, they will spill over somewhere else. Where else can I go but his presence? Who else could I tell but the one who knit me? Where else is it safe? What are you going to do? Are you going to go on Facebook and tell your troubles?
The presence of God is not a place to bypass your emotions. It's a place to process them. What that means is this. The only way into the presence of God is from where you really are, not from where you wish you were. You can start your prayers with, O sovereign God of the seas and Nemo and Dorian, Sydney, Australia, oh God, sovereign Father, you can start there. That's preferable. But in case you can't, in case it's one of those days, in case you don't even feel saved, in case you just want to… Bash some heads. Bust some heads. In case it's one of those days, in case you don't feel God at all, you know it's okay to tell God, I don't feel you right now, but I need you. God, come to my rescue. You know who I am.
You know how much I need. How in the world are you going to get to the place, the attitude, the mindset that God wants you to have and where he wants you to be if you don't start from where you really are?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:53
2
Why are we afraid to honestly tell God how we feel?
1:53–6:45
3
How did the speaker’s childhood experiences shape their reluctance to pray?
6:45–9:09
4
What example from David’s Psalms shows it’s okay to pour out complaints to God?
9:09–13:43
Speakers
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