The Posture of Our Heart

 

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:14-19 ESV).

 

Some mysteries are counterintuitive. It doesn’t make sense at first glance that our posture could have anything to do with our emotions or physical health. Yet, scientific studies have proven that our posture has a huge impact on your mental and physical health. It also reveals a lot about our attitude and level of confidence. How you hold your body – often called body language – can speak louder than our words.

 

I think Paul is telling us something similar here in Ephesians. Our heart posture matters. It matters especially in our attitude of prayer. What is our mindset, and how are we spiritually positioned? Sometimes our posture in prayer may be about being on our knees, but even more important is the posture of our heart. When we submit our heart and our will to God in faith, we begin to understand our position in Christ. We know we have gone from death to life and are now seated with Christ in heavenly places (cf. Ephesians 2:6). This means we can walk in a way of life that pleases God. And because of that, we can stand firm against the evil one.

 

Prayer is more about how we think than how we are physically positioned. Remember you are talking to your best friend and confidant when you pray. God is the One who has given Himself on our behalf so that we might enjoy all the benefits of this new relationship. We have life because of Him. That’s the starting point of our prayer experience!