I came across the Jonathan Edwards quotation yesterday and wanted to share it.
Edwards writes of his experience with God at some point,
The appearance of everything was altered… Prayer seemed natural to me as breath by which the inward burnings of my heart had vent.
What a beautiful picture! Though prayer does not always flow so freely from us, it is the invitation of our God to talk to Him and to listen to Him. It is God’s invitation to truly “be” with Him. I know when I am able, by His grace, to see Him more clearly, the appearance of this world and my circumstances change. I am able to view things more clearly and my prayers do flow more easily. I must remember that God is good, I am His, and He is in control. I don’t have anything to prove in prayer so I can come resting in the finished work of Christ on the cross. Open access is now ours through Jesus.
God, may you light our hearts on fire to truly know You and burn for you. Amen.
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