{"id":3411,"date":"2017-01-17T11:09:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2017-02-17T15:18:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:18:10","slug":"prayer-know-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2017\/01\/prayer-know-god.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer to Know God"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. 2 Timothy 1:12<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I want to know Christ\u2026 Phil. 3:10<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Trust<\/a><\/p>\n

Only when we know someone can we truly trust him. The same can be applied to God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The day I opened the door to the God of the universe whose essence is Love, sat\u00a0at His feet, poured\u00a0out your heart to Him, pondered His promises and listened to godly men and women who have walked with Him, I found Him\u00a0truly worthy of not only my\u00a0trust but my\u00a0life\u2019s ambition and whole-hearted worship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to grow in your trust of the Almighty? Pray this plain and simple prayer with me\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

God,<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I want\u00a0to learn to trust you, so I am embarking on a journey today to open up my heart to get to know you in all your mystery and wonder. I believe that you are not only friendly to me but loving and kind. How I need to experience your love and kindness, for I am hungry for what is Real. This step I am taking is my first attempt at trust: I give you my life and I ask you to take me, teach me, free me, and turn me into the person you designed for me to be. I want to do the things in this world that bring blessings\u00a0to others \u2013 the same transformation, peace, and joy that I am expecting from your hand as I walk with you each day.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Amen. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. Ephesians 3:17<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo credit: sdsongster<\/a> via Foter.com<\/a> \/ CC BY-NC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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