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Steps to Jesus
pray when we are on a crowded street and when we are carrying on
our business.
We may pray as did the prophet Nehemiah. While he was stand-
ing before the king, he asked God to guide him. Any place we are
can be a place of prayer. We can keep the door of the heart open all
the time, inviting Jesus in as a heavenly guest.
There may be so much wickedness around us that we feel the air
is poisoned, but we may breathe the pure air of heaven. By lifting
our hearts to God in prayer we close our minds against thoughts
that are not pure and holy. When our hearts are open to receive the
blessings of God, our thoughts will be about heavenly things, and
we will feel close to God all the time.
We need to understand more clearly why Jesus became a man,
and understand better the value of eternal life. The beauty of holiness
is to fill the hearts of all Christians. We must ask God to open our
eyes that we may better see this beauty.
Our minds should turn to God so that we may breathe the air of
heaven. We may keep so near to God that no matter what happens,
our thoughts will turn to Him. They will turn as easily as the flower
turns to the sun.
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We may keep our wants, our joys, our sorrows before God. We
may share with Him our cares and fears. We will not make Him
weary. He is able to count the hairs of our heads, and He cares
about the needs of His children. “For the Lord is full of mercy and
compassion.”
James 5:11
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God’s heart of love is touched by our sorrows and even by our
telling Him about them. We may take everything that troubles us
to Him. Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up the
worlds and rules the universe. Nothing that happens to us is too
small for Him to notice. Nothing in our lives is too sinful for Him to
know about. No problem is so great He cannot solve it. He shares
our joys and our worries. He hears every sincere prayer and is always
ready to answer. “He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their
wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
. God knows His people perfectly, and He
treats each one as though there were not another person for whom
He gave His dear Son.
Jesus said, “When that day comes, you will ask him in my name;
and I do not say that I will ask him on your behalf, for the Father