Yesterday and today have been the beginning of a new focus for this week, "Worn Out Knees," and today's reading really gets to the nuts and bolts of Prayer.
I really appreciate how Dr. Jeremiah spends time expressing the ways in which Jesus was and is and always will be our example when it comes to our life. In every aspect of life, Jesus is our example, you want to know how to treat other people, how to have compassion, how to love your friends; in all these situations look to Jesus. He gives us the example that we need and that we can learn from.
Prayer is no different, Jesus is the standard, Jesus is the example, Jesus is the mold that we should place ourselves into - so that we may be more like Him.
Based on today's reading I have a question, What does it mean to have "Worn Out Knees?" I think it means that we be like Jesus, I think he epitomizes the idea of being a person with worn out knees. Dr. Jeremiah includes that Jesus was praying all the time, that is one of the points of today's reading. Although, from a merely subjective point of view, I am not sure that is the only criteria of being a worn out knees person. I think there is more, I think the whole package makes a person have "worn out knees."
In a similar manner when it comes to athletics, say Tennis for example; a tennis player that can really play the game is going to be able to maneuver themselves from one aspect of the game to the other aspects fluidly, from the serve, to the volley, to the ground strokes (forehand and backhand), the over head and return of their opponents serve. All of these aspects of the game are important to the over all game, although mastering all of these components may make you a good player there is a certain amount of knowledge that is needed to play the game well.
And so it is with our prayer life, there are aspects of it that help us and develop us to be a person of "worn out knees" and as Jesus modeled these things we should as well. Developing our desire to know God personally and to desire an intimacy with God, in how we speak His name. And we should be progressing to the aspects of our growth as people of prayer; taking the time out of our busy schedules to have additional time to pray, especially in our overworked and busy schedules that we live. Jesus retreated with God, to not only maintain balance in life but also perspective for the coming days.
It was Jesus' ability to remain in communion with God that really challenges me and I hope it does for you as well, to be in constant connection with God through prayer. Over the years there have been times where prayer in my life has seen an increase or a decrease, sad to say it but it is true, there are times it was a priority and times when it got over looked, but we never see that happening with Jesus - it was a part of who He was. Not to hurt myself by patting myself on the back, but I have worked at building things into my day and week that are ways to remind me to pray - is it perfect, no it's not but it is helping.
Submission - Jesus prayed expecting to hear from God, He prayed knowing that God would speak back, He prayed seeking God's will, not his own. And we should as well, I am guilty of being a talker, sometimes I think I could have a conversation all by myself and solve a lot of problems (hahaha) but when it comes to prayer, Jesus demonstrates that it is not a one way street, it is a two way street!!
There are many facets of prayer, let's be open to exploring and working on them as a whole package, so we can look more and more like Jesus.
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