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Busy and Frustrated?
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 Busy and Frustrated?
Why
do so many churches seem to be spiritually limping along or spiritually
dead? Can it be because Christians themselves neglect to pray as they
should? The truth is we pray too little. Too often we are practical,
busy, and frustrated like Martha, Jesus' friend (Luke 10:38-42) and too
few of us are purposeful, worshipful and pleasing like Martha's sister,
Mary. All too often our efforts are primary and our prayers secondary.
God never intended for prayer to be incidental but rather essential to
doing His will and work.
Let us learn from the life of Jesus to
rise early and get alone with God. This is seldom easy, but it will ever
be essential. As one poet wrote:
Meet Him Early
That time of day which most dislike,
All song is still,
And one's thoughts are fresh.
The watching moon longs to retire;
The sun still rests;
Solitude is king.
The Holy One on throne aright,
Softly whispers
“My friend, I am near!”(c)
Let
us rise early and kneel humbly lest we race and stumble throughout the
day. We would be wise to meet our heavenly Father early as well as at
other times throughout our day.
BBN Bible Institute offers 2 courses on prayer that could be used of God to help you with your praying: 20500 The Value of Prayer and 21800 The School Of Prayer. Please suggest these to your friends too. |
Written By:
Shannon Dyess
Date Posted:
6/9/2014 2:53 PM
Number of Views:
5268
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