Spiritual Practices: Breath Prayer
Overview
In Paul's prayer for the Jesus followers in Thessalonica, he prays that God will make them worthy of their calling and that God will help them fulfill all of their plans and hopes of what they want to do for him. Notice that God called them even when they were not worthy, otherwise Paul wouldn't be praying that God would make them worthy of their calling. God calls us to work for him based on his plans and purposes, not on our worthiness. We don't earn it. God calls us according to the potential he sees in us, not according to what we have earned.
The second part of this prayer is that God will help them fulfill what he has called them to do. They have ideas, plans, and hopes of what they can do for God, and Paul wants to see these come to pass. He prays that God will empower them to fulfill their calling and to accomplish their hopes and dreams. When we have ideas of what we want to do for God, what we feel he is calling us to do, we do not have to do them in our own power. God works in and through us to accomplish the dreams he has placed in our hearts. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
Abba Father, complete your work in me.
Overview
In Paul's prayer for the Jesus followers in Thessalonica, he prays that God will make them worthy of their calling and that God will help them fulfill all of their plans and hopes of what they want to do for him. Notice that God called them even when they were not worthy, otherwise Paul wouldn't be praying that God would make them worthy of their calling. God calls us to work for him based on his plans and purposes, not on our worthiness. We don't earn it. God calls us according to the potential he sees in us, not according to what we have earned.
The second part of this prayer is that God will help them fulfill what he has called them to do. They have ideas, plans, and hopes of what they can do for God, and Paul wants to see these come to pass. He prays that God will empower them to fulfill their calling and to accomplish their hopes and dreams. When we have ideas of what we want to do for God, what we feel he is calling us to do, we do not have to do them in our own power. God works in and through us to accomplish the dreams he has placed in our hearts. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
Abba Father, complete your work in me.