I have been using Pray As You Go for a while now as part of my daily time with the Lord. As I work through this finger injury, I’ve been amazed to see points of intersection with PAYG. I know that God sees all things, and that he speaks through his word, but it’s been fun to see what the Lord is going to say each new day. I find myself excited to come to God’s Word.
I’ve been asking myself this question each day:
PAYG included this quote from an unnamed medieval mystic:What kind of man do I want to be today?
Not what you are, nor what you have been, but what you want to be is what God sees with merciful eyes.
I believe the accurate quote and more info are here, but the thought is the same.
They didn’t reference it, but I believe that’s what is at the heart of Psalm 37:4, where the psalmists writes:
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
O God, let me be the man I want to be. Strengthen me, help me, fill me with your Spirit…
2 Comments
bret · April 1, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Stac–
I didn’t even know abotu PAYG.
I really like the site.
did you listen to the breathing exercise? Halfway through I thought, “This is kind of like yoga.” then the guy’s voice says, “this isn’t yoga; just breathe!”
it was great!
Stacy · April 2, 2007 at 2:59 am
I haven’t listened to the breathing part in a while, but i do remember (with conservative church ears) thinking that yoga-ish stuff made me uncomfortable. I’ve encountered more wholistic prayer exercises recently, and I believe that I can grow in this area. It’s easy to forget that Christianity is actually an eastern religion…