Power In Prayer

I used to be aimless,

Talking to God

Wondering why sometimes he feels so close

But most times so far

And it wasn’t until

I prayed and I spoke

Like I was just having conversation

With regular folks

And I figured he already knows what’s in my heart

So I’d ask him for direction

Not knowing where to start

But this time I prayed

And asked him to reveal

Parts of me that were unknown to me still

I had to prepare,

I had to embrace

That the things I didn’t know

That would slap me hard in my face

I had to replay, and think things thru

I had to pray with a purpose…

And I was reminded of the reasons

Why I believe in you

And sometimes we call to God just to ask

To give us something that we thought we never had

But the whole entire time,

We got in our own way

Praying for the wrong things

And looking the wrong way

So..I need to get used to this

I need to cement it

I need time for me and God

I need time to repent and…

Allow him to reveal

And allow him to talk

To show me no one inside is perfect

Until you let God in your heart

I always thought that love was natural

It was just something we do

But you can’t ever really love

Until God is in you

Because he’ll show you impurities

And help you with the fix

To clean out all of the areas

You thought you’d never miss

So believe me, if you ever feel God doesn’t listen

It’s not that he doesn’t know your heart

Or that he’s keeping you at distance

It’s that you need to learn to ask

To show you the truth

The pieces of yourself,

That you avoid looking to…

I love what I’m building

And the Lord is my savior

And I received confirmation

When I saw there was power in prayer