of a refrigerator stood cloaked beneath a black cover. He said, "Most of us have reduced prayer down to a transaction. A way to manipulate what we want. A vending machine."2 At that point, he yanked off the cover revealing a large vending machine, loaded with all kinds of snacks. He inserted some coins and pushed the button for peanut M&Ms {smart man, my pastor}. Nothing happened. He hit the machine a couple of times, tried to rock it. Nothing. He continued. "Most of the time when we go to God, it's because we want something. If we get what we want, we turn and walk off, satisfied. If we don't get what we want, we get frustrated; we kick the machine and blame God for not answering our request."3 Pete warned that this "transaction" view of prayer will always disappoint us because at the root of it, we think it's all about us.
( Diane Moody )
[ Confessions of a Prayer ]
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