I was reading my Bible a couple of months ago and got hooked on this little phrase. It is "so that." "So that" is sprinkled throughtout the Bible. Some times it doesn't have a lot of meaning to it, but sometimes it is one of the most powerful phrases I have ever read. See, when you read a statement that has a "so that" in it you are getting to see the reason behind whatever you are reading. When Paul said he was praying for the Philippians to have wisdom and then said "so that" they could discern what was best and be pure you can more clearly see Paul's heart for them specifically.
So I was going through life underlining all of the "so that"s I could find and learning some neat things. Then, last week at LIFE Group I was sharing the "so that" idea with John and Meghan and Nancy and Josie and Stacy. Only this time, we started talking about using "so that" in prayer. We talked about all of the times we pray for people, but we really don't know what we are trying to accomplish in our prayers. If we prayed with a "so that" it might add passion to our prayers. Not only that, it might cause us to be able to see if our prayers were answered. It could help us make sure we are asking God for things for a reason and not just rubbing a magic lamp.
I pray that you will grow in your prayer life SO THAT God can reveal Himself to you and others over the coming days.
Love,
Michael
1 comment:
Boy howdy! Who knew two little words could create such a change in my prayer life? The addition of "so that" has made my prayers feel more purposeful and gotten rid of that half-finished feeling. Thanks so much.
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