Right Thoughts

I have been bombarded lately with circumstances and discussions concerning right thoughts and their effect on relationships. It started with my bible study talking about prayer and effective prayer. We looked at how knowing God's nature, the true God, led to a right relationship with Him. We also looked at an example of how wrong thoughts led to a loss of that relationship in the case of Saul. It challenged me to think about all my relationships and my thoughts concerning them. In many cases my thoughts and attitudes were leading to problems or strains in the relationships. It struck me that this applied so strongly to my relationship with God right now. I have been talking about looking for answers from God when really I should have just been looking to God. My attitude was do this, solve this problem as opposed to praising Him for who He is and how much He does take care of me. I was taking Him for granted instead of thanking Him for being God.

I have been challenged to pray scripture and in general completely overhaul my prayer life. You know what life is life and it will happen but God is God and He will never fail us.