(Originally Posted On Opulence in the Divine)

Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

In my poem, Wild and Free, I start of by saying:

At night, alone on my bed, I often talk to God

For I tell Him many things

There is something I feel when talking with God, that I feel with no other being. When I am at my highest, I can share my love with Him. When I am at my lowest, I can share my pain with Him. The best comfort lies in the truth that there is someone out there who is always listening and available. This blog itself is also a way I personally talk with God, through my prayers, poems, and everything else in between. Good morning babes, welcome back to Opulence in the Divine! What I want to express today is my adoration for a ritual that is very personal to me and why I still have faith in this harsh world. I present, The power of prayer: Why it is important to hone in on your true desires!

Please read this verse before continuing:

But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (NLT)

The freedom that prayer gives

What’s amazing, and divine, about prayer is that it’s much more than just give and take. To me, it is about freedom. I don’t have to hide my true emotions and intentions when I speak with God. He already knows what is in my heart, no point in hiding the truth or lying. See when I talk to others, it’s not that I want to not be authentic or have ulterior motives. It is because my words fail me, a lot. When I speak about issues in my life to others, I often studder, say something I don’t mean, confuse myself and get flustered and upset. This leads to me chocking up and crying a lot of the times. Why? Spoken communication is just one of my weaknesses. I don’t want to come across as weird or crazy for how I feel. It’s not that I don’t want to be judged, but I don’t want to be misunderstood. With God and prayer, those worries are nonexistent. I can really come as I am.

The power that prayer holds

Prayer, for everyone, is the connection between God and man. We use prayer to show our adoration for God, confess our sins, ask for forgiveness, and request blessings. The power that prayer is rooted in is emotions, which is one of the greatest gifts from the Lord. It is what makes us human, what makes us colorful. When we pray we show love, pain, passion, grief, joy, anger, desire, and much more! Praying lets you be at one with these emotions and you can feel ruled but also in control of them at the same time. When I pray, I feel a sense of ease from my troubles, even if the problems are not solved right then and there. It definitely feels that I have someone to find solace in. It is like my whole space, most of the time being my room, feels like the safest spot in the world. That really is God’s power at work. Prayer also gives me a voice that I never had, and the being that gave me the voice is the only one that knows my voice.

Why you need to hone in on your true desires

I pray for a lot of things, and one thing I pray for a lot is romantic love. I do have a lot of love in my life, from family, friends, hobbies, and dreams. I desire a soulmate, and I consider if I had a soulmate, my world of love would be complete. Now as the present me, I still desire this, but I realize my circle of love is complete when I add myself into the circle. When I actually hone in on my true desire, I come to find that what I really need is self-love. So instead of praying to God for romantic love, I should be praying for self-love. You can really pray for anything and everything you want. The work comes in to filtering out what is important in God’s will for you. There is also always a learning lesson in why you need to hone in on your true desires. I can pray for any ole man, and God will give me any ole man. But this is not the right man. My true desire is to be complete with myself first. Then God can bless me with the right man.

Conclusion: Entering the new era

This post is a little different from what I usually write, as If I am talking with myself rather than to you all, the readers. I mention in my About me page, that I updated recently, I consider this blog my diary. What I post is for me! My poetry, my prayers, my advice, all for my benefit. That is my true desire! If anyone of you all take something from what I post, then it’s a bonus and a blessing!

Love and kisses always!!!

-Syd (444)