a little thought about prayer...

I've had a rough time lately, I want something but haven't been blessed with it yet. So I decided to start reading the scriptures, I'll admit i have been really slacking with this since i got married. In primary we have reading charts to fill out if we read each day then we hand them back in for a treat at the end of the month. Anyways, that's why I picked them up. And I read a chapter in Jacob and went to put them away when they fell open to the Bible Dictionary. To Prayer. and I read this... "The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings." (for all of it click here). And it just sort of clicked. We have been paying our tithing and going to church but missing out on prayer and scripture study. Doing only half the work if you will. I'm trying to do better, hopefully God sees that and soon will poor down some blessings (I already have a ton I know). And if it's not what I want I know I'll be able to accept it better.