I haven't been too good at setting aside half an hour each day just to pray. It started really well, and then things got way too hectic, and I stopped trying to make time. I have to say that as soon as I stopped having that time with God, the way I thought about things completely changed! Everything seemed very difficult, and my frame of mind was not the best.
The song by MC hammer 'We've got to pray' really sticks in my head! We listened to it a while back in one of my youth groups, and it talks about praying just to make it through the day... This I have found is a vital truth to living my christian life. If I want to get through the day in a way that is most honouring to God, then my mind needs to be focussed on him. How do I do that?! I've got to pray!!!! (sung in my head to the same tune as the song)
Praying, I have been reminded this lent is vital to thinking, speaking and living like a christian, like someone who loves God! It changes me more than it changes God - which is why I need to do it more and more. Even though I know it is sooo good for me, it seems suprisingly difficult to actually sit down and make sure I have that time. There are always more fun things to do it seems...but none of them as beneficial as sitting down and having a chat with the God who loves me, and who wants what is best for me!
I have been reading this really short quiet time book thing called 'My utmost for his Highest'. It gives you a verse, and a reflection on that verse for every day of the year. Today it was talking about how once Saul/Paul had his encounter with God, and believed who Jesus was...his focus for his life was very clear. He lived for God, and was so focussed on spreading the fantastic news of God to lots of other people. This consumed his time, his thoughts, and his actions. This is where I want to be - BUT I know that without the help of God's spirit, none of this can happen.
My challenge to myself and to you all is will you take that vital time out to spend with God?
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