Praying

"What we think we need may not be our direct needs" - I know that God will meet my needs and the needs of the people if he sees that its a real need of ours and that his will can never be twarthed or flawed. That means God will never let evil get its way in the end.

Its so sad that people now sees prayer as mainly a "seeking help from God" thing. If I were to take the concept of prayer that everyone is proposing and apply it into my life then I really question the need for praying then. Yeah seriously I sometimes do. Like when i'm praying for people's safety and needs, etc. I keep thinking that since everything will ultimatly flow in line with the will of God and that since we knows our every thoughts, then why pray when God, in his timing will give when He sees that its our needs, even if we don't ask for it. Sometimes I really hate it when I'm asked to lead prayer groups when I myself sees no point in praying.

But I also figured that its only human to cry out (lament) to God. Like how little babies cry out to their parents. I know that prayer means more then a seeking help thing. Prayer at its core, means communication. And communication inculdes lamentations and crying out too.

When I was thinking deep about prayer I realised that there is actually no such thing as prayer. If you haven't realised, worship at its core means communication too. Worship envelops prayer. So then why do people still think that prayer and worship are two seperate things? To frame the question more accurately - why do prayer exist then?!

We see that Jesus himself is a example of what prayer is. Whenever he prayed he submitted himself to his father's will. He also asked knowingly that he will not get. "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." Thus in doing this he also showed that he is also human. He lamented.

So then I concluded that prayer is a term for a prelude to worship. When praying, we will come to a realisation that we can actually do nothing to change anything. Prayer helps us to detrone ourselves and it is only when we are detroned from our own throne then worship can begin. That meaning, if you are still the king of your own world after praying, you haven't prayed. Thus you are not ready and cannot enter into the worship dimension.

So actually now I see no point in praying for anything. But I want to be proven wrong. I don't wanna lead another prayer team because I'm told to lead them in praying for something. Oh someone please correct me. BUT, if I'm not wrong that means the people haven't learnt what is real prayer and true worship. We will then seriously need to educate the church if any of us wants to see revival coming in.