Prayerful or God-full?

As a child and as a teenager, I was very prayerful.

I knew God as someone who was in a far distant place, whose job was to listen to people's wish or problems. My prayers were really simple, the formula prayers. The more words I recite, the better. Praying was a means of telling God what i really wanted. It was also a way of asking him to take me out of any trouble.

In my spiritual renewal, i found out that I belong to God. I'm marked as "His" - that God is my Father and I'm His Son. He is a God who is ever present, not far away. Like a true Father, He provides for all my needs. He protects me and keeps me safe at all times. I've developed total dependence on Him for all my needs.

Right now, am still prayerful, but I'm no longer just saying my prayers. I surrender! I trust. I am with Him. I'm no longer filled by prayer, I'm filled with God because in my prayer time, I just don't do the talking. I take time to listen to what He wants to say. When my Father speaks, He speaks lovingly.

Lord, be a Father to me, let me experience today Your gentle Fatherhood even more.

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