A few weeks ago I bought the book "The Power of Praying Through the Bible." 
I had written about it in my other blog. I just started it tonight and I already can see why my mom loves this author so much. Today we started in Genesis 1:27-2:7, which are as follows:
Genesis 1:27-2:7
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them
2:1-7
1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul
Thinking about life in that sense. Taking a step back from just reading the same ol story of how man was created and looking deeper and learning something new....Stormie talks about how he has been on a "personal" level with us from the beginning. Before we were ever anything, HE BREATHED our life into us. That is such an amazing concept for me to grasp. The reason we breathe is because he chose to give us that gift. I just want to stand in awe of the privilege he has given me. Stormie also talks about how he wants to hear us speak to him. The analogy she used is great. She talks about how a new parents loves to hear their baby coo and make any type of noise. The parent loves the child and loves that they can care for it and that their baby relies on the parents to teach them the correct way in life. God is just like that with us. We are his little babies and he is waiting for us to coo and talk to him and ask his advice on life. It is just such an amazing thought.
She suggests "breathing a prayer to God" and start with just "Thank You" so tonight my prayer will be full of thanks...
Dear Lord,
Thank You.
for your love,
for the breath of life you breathed into me.
for a family who has given me Godly advice and wisdom my whole life.
for allowing me to go to such a wonderful university
for allowing me to witness to whoever may need you
for giving me the words to say so that I can use the breath you bless me with in a way that is pleasing to you.
for a wonderful boyfriend whom I love.
for amazing friends whom I can count on.
for giving me opportunities and allowing my eyes to be open to new opportunities when they occur.
for letting me pass this book on the way to the check out at Barnes & Noble and know it was just what I needed.
for my four day weekends.
for your gifts that you give me daily
for your timing
for your provisions
for your love
for knowing you are always with me and will never leave me nor forsake me
for going to prepare a place for me one day
for going through a painful death so I wouldn't have to
Thank you.
-Amen
