The other day I was in the bathroom when I whispered a prayer.\u00a0 The thought hit me that it was a strange place to pray.\u00a0 I know the bible teaches us that God is everywhere and we should pray always, but is it really appropriate to talk to the holy, righteous, almighty God, the creator of the universe, while standing in front of a toilet or taking a shower?<\/p>\n
I am always torn between two conflicting emotions when thinking about this.\u00a0 I do believe there is something lost when we become too “familiar” with God.\u00a0 We lose sight of his wonder and majesty.\u00a0 We begin to imagine him as our own personal Santa Clause in the sky, providing the goodies we add to our own\u00a0little wish list.\u00a0 This doesn’t seem right for the God who\u00a0deserves all honor, glory, and worship.\u00a0 When I see Him as Holy, almighty, all powerful ruler of all, I feel the need to cover up, bow my head, and kneel.\u00a0 To worship.\u00a0 If He does not deserve our respect and reverence, who does?\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I believe the primary purpose of our very being is to know Him.\u00a0 To have intimacy with Him.\u00a0 To learn to live and rejoice in constant togetherness with Him.\u00a0\u00a0He knows my heart.\u00a0 He knows my every act and my every thought, wherever I am. \u00a0I might as well tell Him anything, anywhere.\u00a0 He created me.\u00a0 He understands me.\u00a0 He sees me in the shower whether I talk to Him there or not.\u00a0 When I realize that, it makes me want to bow my head and worship my wonderful God even more.\u00a0\u00a0 And that’s exactly why I think you can worship in your heart, talk to a holy God, and come clean in the shower, all at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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