The Concept of “Pray Without Ceasing” May Be Hindering Our Spiritual Growth
The one who prays the most is often the one with the most problems
What’s more important? Talking or listening?
It’s true when they say the one who talks gives information and the one who listens gains knowledge.
I work in a job where my primary responsibility is providing answers to questions from clients. When I answer a call, the client talks to me about a problem they are facing and I give them the answers which is often the solution to their problems. I often receive calls from clients who are looking for answers but have so many problems that they are unable to stop talking about them. Despite their prolonged talking, they refuse any interruption, insisting on getting it all out, thinking that getting it all out will solve their problems, but forgetting that letting it out without allowing for solutions will leave them still feeling troubled.
This work often puts me in the shoes of God.
If we go to pray to God and all we do is talk, at what point do we give God a chance to speak so we gain knowledge?
To Listen is to Learn
I once went to see my mentor because I was struggling to pray. All the talking…
