Believe your beliefs and doubt your doubts.
-- F. F. Bosworth
This is one of those quote-of-the-day emails that just sometimes seem to hit it right on the head and say exactly what I need to hear. Of course, they pile up in my inbox so I have several to choose from!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Pray without ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17. That's what it says. Pray without ceasing. It's sandwiched between other good ideas like being cheerful and thanking God no matter what the situation is. I mean, it's good advice, right? Seems kinda hard to accomplish, but it's solid direction.
Have you ever been in those places where you actually pursue prayer without ceasing? Usually, it's in the extremes...a sort-of last ditch, got-nothing-else-to-cling-to effort made in desperation. Maybe that's just me, but that's when it's easiest to cling to God and His promises.
I don't like that about me. It's like being the friend who doesn't have time for you until she needs something from you. And I don't want to be her to anyone. I had one of these episodes lately where I felt like I had messed things up so badly that only divine intervention could fix things. And I was vacuuming and washing dishes...for some reason, those are activities that make it easier to pray without ceasing. I can't say why. No one else can either because I imagine I'm alone in that quirk, but you get the idea. Of course, I only vacuum on a quarterly basis. And as I've completed it for this quarter, it may be 3 months before the opportunity rolls around again.
So, my head's been turned away...until I mess up in a fairly exceptional manner...and then I'm back in the game. It's funny how that works. Thank goodness I'm not all that unusual and God gives second (ha!) chances.
Have you ever been in those places where you actually pursue prayer without ceasing? Usually, it's in the extremes...a sort-of last ditch, got-nothing-else-to-cling-to effort made in desperation. Maybe that's just me, but that's when it's easiest to cling to God and His promises.
I don't like that about me. It's like being the friend who doesn't have time for you until she needs something from you. And I don't want to be her to anyone. I had one of these episodes lately where I felt like I had messed things up so badly that only divine intervention could fix things. And I was vacuuming and washing dishes...for some reason, those are activities that make it easier to pray without ceasing. I can't say why. No one else can either because I imagine I'm alone in that quirk, but you get the idea. Of course, I only vacuum on a quarterly basis. And as I've completed it for this quarter, it may be 3 months before the opportunity rolls around again.
So, my head's been turned away...until I mess up in a fairly exceptional manner...and then I'm back in the game. It's funny how that works. Thank goodness I'm not all that unusual and God gives second (ha!) chances.
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