It’s So Simple… Hallowed
Part Four
Hallowed be Your name. Hallowed, sounds like the kind of word one should drag out. Haalllloooowwweeedddd. Does anyone even know what hallowed means? I looked it up, it means, sacred, holy, blessed, sanctified, deified and consecrated. Ok then, now I know. I glean from this that I am to bring honor to the name of my Father in heaven. Do I?
I have at least reached the point in my Christian walk where I do not take the Lord’s name in vain. I also cringe when I hear someone else do so. Does this bring honor to his name? I think it’s a start.
When I think of all the wonderful things my Father in heaven has done for me I am humbled. By contrast I sometimes think I use him as the emergency room. I have a problem, or a need and so I go to him looking for help. I’m trying hard to remember to just say thank you. Thank you Father just because you are worthy. To honor him in all I do. To be, as they say, a living sacrifice. I’ll be honest; some days are better than others.
It is very easy to become so self focused that it takes all the energy I have just to get out of bed. Then I start to whine about everything. Of course I call it prayer, but it’s really just whining with reverence. But guess what? If I persevere the whining really does become prayer. I start to think of others and their needs. I am no longer the focus. Instead I focus on others and then on God.
Now that I have stopped whining and started praying I am giving honor to my Father. It is during this time that I believe God hears ‘Hallowed be your name’. Again I am reminded that when I start looking at God and stop looking at me, I see the truth. And isn’t it so simple!
I have at least reached the point in my Christian walk where I do not take the Lord’s name in vain. I also cringe when I hear someone else do so. Does this bring honor to his name? I think it’s a start.
When I think of all the wonderful things my Father in heaven has done for me I am humbled. By contrast I sometimes think I use him as the emergency room. I have a problem, or a need and so I go to him looking for help. I’m trying hard to remember to just say thank you. Thank you Father just because you are worthy. To honor him in all I do. To be, as they say, a living sacrifice. I’ll be honest; some days are better than others.
It is very easy to become so self focused that it takes all the energy I have just to get out of bed. Then I start to whine about everything. Of course I call it prayer, but it’s really just whining with reverence. But guess what? If I persevere the whining really does become prayer. I start to think of others and their needs. I am no longer the focus. Instead I focus on others and then on God.
Now that I have stopped whining and started praying I am giving honor to my Father. It is during this time that I believe God hears ‘Hallowed be your name’. Again I am reminded that when I start looking at God and stop looking at me, I see the truth. And isn’t it so simple!
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