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Prayer is the act of seeing reality from God's point of view.

Prayer is the act of seeing reality from God's point of view.

Philip Yancey
Prayer, Reality, Views
Philip Yancey (2013). “Prayer Participant's Guide: Six Sessions on Our Relationship with God”, p.9, Harper Collins

We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God with the physical reality of life- by expecting constant good health for example- then I set myself up for crashing disappointment.

Philip Yancey
Disappointment, Reality, Thinking
Philip Yancey (2009). “Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud”, p.149, Harper Collins

I begin with confession not in order to feel miserable, rather to call to mind a reality I often ignore. When I acknowledge where I stand before a perfect God, it restores the true state of the universe. Confession simply establishes the proper ground rules of creatures relating to their creator.

Philip Yancey
Reality, Order, Perfect

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