1-19-14 Having the right focus I have lived long enough with distance from God. We must move from seeing to believing. "The Asking psalm" Ask for what you need. How do you ask God (petition) 1. Don't stare at the mountains. (he lifts up his eyes to The Lord and not the problem) 2. get your eyes off yourself! If we are to ascend in prayer, we need to get our eyes off of ourselves. Prayer is like a morrow path with a ditch on either side, the ditch on the one side the ditch on the one side is called pride and the ditch o. The other side is called despair. Most of us will fall into one ditch or the other. - Augustine If you find yourself unpleasant then take your eyes off yourself. Then it will free you to lif Affirm what God has done.