Ice Breaker



Ice Breaker

“Go to someone you have never met before, and in ten seconds tell them five things about yourself.”

This was the directive of our speaker at a women’s conference. You know, those ice breakers exercises that take you out of your comfortable seat and make you go across the room to meet someone new. And you know what can happen-you are often delighted and might even meet their next best friend!

 

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.

There we will receive his mercy,

 and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

 Hebrews 4:16 NLT 

 

The more we come to God in prayer, the more we discover new things about Him and love Him even more. Imagine being a friend of God!

Jesus said with great joy and love, “now you are my friends”, (John 15:15).

Some may come to prayer meekly, afraid to ask the Lord to meet and to share their needs. Others may pray giving little thought to what they are saying out of ritual or habit. But when we come with reverence before Him, we can come with bold assurance knowing He is waiting as our dearest friend and Counselor.

God doesn’t choose to sit in a seat on the far side of the room. He is sitting right beside us eager to hear all about our day, our hopes, our dreams and our needs.

There is no need to share five things about one’s self with God. No ice breaker is needed-just one little prayer brings us close to our best Friend.

 

“And yet the promise of prayer is a companionship unachievable by any other earthly endeavor.”― Leonard Ravenhill quoted in Magnificent Prayer by Nick Harrison

 

“Ice Breaker” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© February 27, 2014