I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing

 

Some of us have made that statement a time or two haven’t we? I used it just a while back after a trip to a great buffet. The line is from an advertising campaign for Alka Seltzer™ which came out years ago and was an instant hit because of the catchy line and the way they used it in the ads.

As men walking through our walks of life, no matter where we are in our spiritual journeys, we pray—at least once in a while. Those prayers can be anything from a good old fashioned foxhole prayer, to prayers of thanks and praise. Sometimes those prayers are very, very private, and at other times it may be with others in a group prayer.

When we are all by ourselves, and we’re in “normal” times when the stuff isn’t hitting the fan, when we’re praying just to pray how often do we really dump ourselves into His lap? Do we share it all? Do we really give all of our sin, not in general terms, but specific sins, over to Him? Or, do we hold back and offer it up in generalities?

If we’re going to buy into the idea of prayer, why shouldn’t we be all in? If we’re not all in with our prayer lives, what’s the point of doing it? It took me a long time to finally realize just how big God is, and that He is limitless with His people. Besides the benefits to our souls, hearts, and well-being, our complete transparency with God will never prompt Him to say “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” He can handle it all, and he wants to, because God is God and not Alka Seltzer™.”Nothing, absolutely nothing we share with Him in prayer will cause Him to love us any less.

Bottom Line Thought: If you were to take a thorough look at yourself, are there things you don’t share with Him through prayer? Why not? Are you afraid He’ll have to take some Alka Seltzer™?