When we pray, we don’t have to act tough or like we have it all together. God wants us to be real, to be ourselves. We don’t have to be “perfect” to approach Him.
Prayer is not about us showing to the world that we are polished and perfect. It is about us interacting with God who loves us at all times, when we are good and when we are bad. It is about us praying when we are on the mountaintop and praying when we are in the valley. It is about us coming before Him as children, not as stuffy adults. It is about vulnerability and transparency, where all the walls come down and the façade that we have so carefully cultivated becomes ashes.
Prayer is not about us showing to the world that we are polished and perfect. It is about us interacting with God who loves us at all times, when we are good and when we are bad. It is about us praying when we are on the mountaintop and praying when we are in the valley. It is about us coming before Him as children, not as stuffy adults. It is about vulnerability and transparency, where all the walls come down and the façade that we have so carefully cultivated becomes ashes.
I cannot fully rest if I am continually trying to be “perfect.” That puts the focus on me and that is always a recipe effective at destroying my peace. Jesus did not say, “Come unto me, Perfect People.” He said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden” (Matthew 11:28).
In prayer, we don’t have to pretend. We don’t have to be strong within ourselves. In fact, God would prefer that we did not pretend but rather acknowledge our weaknesses and vulnerabilities. For some people, this is really scary, but if you will give it a try, you will find security you have never, ever known.
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