What does unused prayer look like? Anxiety. Instead of connecting with God, our spirits fly around like severed power lines, destroying everything they touch. Anxiety wants to be God, but lacks God’s wisdom, power, or knowledge. A godlike stance without godlike character and ability is pure tension. Because anxiety is self on its own, it tries to get control. It is unable to relax in the face of chaos. Once one problem is solved, the net in line steps up. The new one looms so large, we forget the last deliverance.
Paul Miller, A Praying Life, 70
A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World
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