I've heard people over the years ask questions such as "what does this house say about me?" or "what does this outfit say about me?" and "what does going to this certain college say about me?" but I don't think I've ever heard the question ask "what does my prayer life say about me?"
And yet, that is exactly what is on my mind today - what does my prayer life reveal about my heart? Reveal about what I'm concerned about? I'll be the first to admit that there are times that my prayer life is much more robust than others. But on average - what do I pray about? Usually the concerns that other people bring to me as a pastor. But I have to wonder sometimes if there is more - Kingdom things I should be bringing before the throne of grace.
Jesus's teaching about where our treasure is so is our heart, is only a few short verses after teaching his disciples how to pray through the lens of the Lord's Prayer. How we pray and what we treasure are connected. Yet, so many times, we settle for meager treasure instead of Kingdom sized - we settle for what we see and want here and now instead of the things reflected in how Jesus taught us to pray.
What does your prayer life reveal about what you treasure?
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