Tefillah

Tefillah, the Hebrew word for prayer, means to “self evaluate”. Prayer by this definition, is a time to examine oneself against the Holiness of God, to reflect and compare everything in our lives as it relates to God.

We just need to be careful that we do not miss the intent here. Living a life of freedom in Christ is fixing our eyes, our souls’ focus on Jesus. It is not living by a list.

Sweet Lord, You are not a rule, You are The Ruler. Not harsh, or overbearing, but gently and lovingly leading us in life…if we choose You.

It is a daily, moment by moment choice of attitude, reliance and dependence. So many look for a list, some earth bound tangible guide. They want a “ruler” they can measure with, but You laid the measurements for all creation. You are our immeasurable Creator God, the Holy One ~ Our Ruler. And when You live in us, our only measure.

Send out your light and your truth;
    let them guide me.
Let them lead me to your holy mountain,
    to the place where you live.

Psalm 43:3 ~ NLT

{emphasis, mine}

How we worship, how we live for Christ, how we go about our days is as unique as how we were created.  God formed each of us, wrote our days in our DNA ~ to question the design, is to question The Designer.

Flower petals and butterfly wings…

The twinkle of fireflies and the Milky Way…

A baby’s sigh and The One Who gave it breath…

We can choose to live in awe, looking for Him in every whisper…or not. For me, I choose the whisper and am so very grateful that we live in the great expanse of freedom that Love created. He gives us His creation to find Him in, to seek after and follow Him in, as we offer our Tefillah, prayer

…Then God promises to love me all day,

sing songs all through the night!

My life is God’s prayer.

Psalm 42:8 ~ The Message Version