Welcome to Day 1783 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Prayer Is Listening – Daily Wisdom

Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. We are on Day 1783 of our trek, and it’s time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today’s trek. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before.

Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today’s trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Proverbs 16:16 says, "How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver!" If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let’s jump right in with today’s nugget.

Today’s quote is from Soren Kierkegaard, and it is, "A man prayed, and at first, he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until, in the end, he realized that prayer is listening."

Prayer Is Listening

So often, when we pray, we are so focused on telling God what we desire we miss that God is also communicating with us through His indwelling Holy Spirit. As part of prayer, it would do each of us a world of good if we would pause from our ceaseless ramblings and allow God to speak to us through prayer and His Word. A time for reflective meditation should become part of the process.

Just as with breathing, it takes both breathing in and breathing out for you to live. So it should be with prayer. As we pray for ourselves and others, we need to breathe our prayers out, followed by breathing in of God’s presence. Prayer is not a one-way street where we do all the talking, and God just listens. It is a dialog, and as with most dialogs, it will be much richer the more we remain silent and just listen.

Matthew 6:5-14

When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 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.

When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! Pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,may your name be kept holy.May your Kingdom come soon.May your will be done on earth,as it is in heaven.Give us today the food we need,and forgive us our sins,as we have forgiven those who sin against us.And don’t let us yield to temptation,but rescue us from the evil...