When Fulcrums Attack

Okay so, wow, probably close to 2 months ago I was at a friends' house and we were hanging out and for some reason a conversation about fulcrums came up. Anyway after some discussion not only did we all make theories about our fulcrums but a few of us also tried to find our fulcrums...
Next, just about a week ago one of my friends told me a story about the use of her fulcrum to help her break into her room. That's right, had she not know her fulcrum perhaps she would have had to sleep out side because she may not have been able to balance on her window sill and break into her room.
Finally last night I went to a Chi Alpha service intitled fulcrum prayer. And this is actually what I want to talk about. Greg, who was speaking at the Chi Alpha meeting, was talking about the importance of prayer and where and how he personally prays. One of the things I found most interesting was when we talked about our own personal prayer experiences.
Prayer is a weapon. One of the most powerful weapons out there. Really a direct line to God. But at the same time prayer is also one of the most dangerous things out there. I have a friend who said one time that the most dangerous thing he'd ever done, and he's in the army and has been to Iraq, was to pray a prayer asking God to bring him and his family closer to the Lord than ever before using any method and no matter what. Here's a shorten version of what he said...
He thought he was close to God. He had plans of going into ministry and was a strong Christian. But then he got called up and ended up in Iraq as a scout and realized that he was actually far from God. He thought he knew but not until he had been in Iraq for those first few hours did he realize how much closer he could be and needed to be and by the time he got back he was different. Other things in his life also happened this way, including a death of a young family member, moving far away, and an opportunity in ministry and every time he was drawn closer to God. All this to say: God is so big, prayer is so powerful, and you may think you're close to God but you can be closer...I can be closer...he wants us to be closer to him.
The trick is balancing God, prayer, and life all the same time. Finding that place and time to talk to God. Finding that balance between talking to God and listening to God. Asking for God and thanking God. Complaing to God and realizing God helped you. Finding your fulcrum of prayer.