Yesterday, I posted 10 Pitfalls of Prayer I Plummet into, but as one reader pointed out, I was missing #5. I think five got lost in the proofing and editing and I couldn’t see the trees for the forest. Anyways, I have corrected the deletion in the original post and am reposting #5 here for any of my subscribers who may have missed it.
5. Failure to plan for changed behavior after confessing a sin. In our worship, we have a time for silent prayers of confession. I find myself too often confessing the same things week to week, but fail to sit in prayer and commit to a different course of action. I ask for forgiveness, but also need to really reflect and figure out how I am going to avoid sitting there a week later praying the same thing. I need to offer that commitment to God in prayer.
Maybe my failure to post five was a Freudian Slip! Blessings as you seek to grow in prayer and wisdom. Also, thank you Dennis for catching my slip and bringing it to my attention.
Thanks for the new post. My reader doesn’t catch edits to the original post.
I gave folks a little extra time today for silent confession and reflection – after we corporately confessed some of our failings. That quiet time is very important. But I never thought to give folks a thought to planning for changed behavior. Thanks for that.
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