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But too many of those "let's call on the Lord" challenges somehow come across to me like crank calls. You pick up the phone, someone says your name, and hangs up. Then does it again. And again. And again. Never says anything else. Never talks about the day, or asks a question. And if we just keep doing it and never really interact with the God at the other end, it eventually is not much of a prayer. I can't constantly claim that it is the Spirit praying what I don't know what to pray. I must never know what to pray. And if the goal is to get "refreshed," is it much different from some kind of chant? Getting a feeling from saying words over and over? I know Lee declared that this was not like that. But if your goal is your (meaning my) improved condition, then I am not sure that we are calling on the Lord as much as saying words that we expect will improve our condition. And I am all for praying that God will work with us on our demeanor and state of mind. But is a chant with no words really doing that? Is it possible that despite the "correctness" of the words spoken that we too often are expecting something like (though not as extreme as) the prosperity gospel presumes to provide? That we can just repeat this phrase and God has to fix our state of being. All we need is Joel Osteen and we have the prosperity gospel. Or Benny Hinn and we have a faith-healing meeting. (Someone referred to Kathryn Kuhlman somewhere else in the last day. She was one of those "knock you down in the Spirit" preachers.) Are we yanking on God's chain by just saying three little words over and over and expecting a response? Do we think that we always get a response? I am not certain that this is a reasonable assumption (that we do). And if that is correct, then when we always feel better, then what was it?
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