There is this story of a man who was asked what he gained by praying so much to God. The man replied nothing. But I lost a lot. How so, he was asked, what did you lose?
"I lost anger, greed, ego, insecurity and fear of death to start with".
On reading this, maybe fictitious, story, one thinks - what did I gain or lose by praying and spending time with God?
For starters we may gain a relationship with the Father. By having that we can be assured that all things, no matter how dismal they may look today, work together for our good. So that builds up faith. We also realize we are under His protection. That builds up a sense of security. We also realize that He is very real, because we see Him at work in our life. Therefore, He exists in a realm which is our destination and therefore death is not final. And till then, we are at peace with ourselves and our fellow men, which adds to happiness
Finally, our deep peace comes from not being at loggerheads with God over who's will we want. Our will aligns with Gods will and we, together, develop a common vision for us.
And then I realize the truth: sometimes what we see as a loss at the moment, turns out to be a blessing.
Prayer is not about gaining something or losing something. It's about building a relationship with our creator, which takes care of each of us in this life on earth and assures us of a life in His realm thereafter.
Keeping praying, even if what you want is not happening because What you truly and really need will always happen.
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