Prayer within the union already ours: we are in Christ, and He is in us.
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Prayer takes place within the union already ours. We are in Christ, and He is in us. His life is ours before we speak. We live surrounded by what can be seen, measured, feared, and controlled. Circumstances shout that they are reality. Then we turn, “Lord Jesus.” Sometimes nothing more is necessary. The outward world has not changed, yet I become aware of the deeper reality already ours. We discover Christ is not distant. We are seated with Him in the heavenlies. Our life is hidden with Christ in God. Prayer becomes more than asking for things. Within our union, we recognize the reality already given: our life is hidden with Christ in God. The invisible is more substantial than everything demanding our attention. We still walk through traffic, work, conflict, sickness, and ordinary days, but we no longer have to live imprisoned by what our eyes see. There is another realm, another source from which we can actually live. Christ is there, and astonishingly, because we are in Christ, we are there too.
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