It is in prayer that I can pour out my heart to God and express the things I couldn't share with anyone, not even with my partner for life. During prayer, I am truly myself - I come to Him just as I am; there's nothing to hide, knowing that the God I converse with knows every detail about me. God moves and changes things as we pray. We find our strength when we're down on our knees in prayer.
Whenever I come to God in prayer, it reminds me to continually give grace to those who err against me. As I draw near in prayer to God, I see my impurities in the light of His holiness. Having a God who chose to love someone like me- someone who hurts Him most of the time because of my frailty - I fail to keep His words, to be grateful for each and every day, and to constantly commune with Him. I might even ask Him for things outside of His will, but those shortcomings do not change the fact that He will still love me no matter what. This amazes me; what a kind of love! It is one definite reason to grant forgiveness because God forgives. Now, it is easier for me to forgive those who have caused me pain. I will choose to remember that I am not perfect, that I make mistakes and continue to err with God and the people around me, so I can graciously extend grace to others.
