Monday, May 21, 2012

Losing The Ability

Good Monday morning! In the 2nd week of cleaning, packing, and hauling, I think my fingers are losing their ability to type straight. I wonder if the same holds true for more important abilities like prayer and Bible study. We can run into times in life where some things get set aside. We may not intend to set our daily prayer time aside, but suddenly the thing has happened. How do we get back into it when the problem that caused the interruption has not yet abated? This is of course the test faced at times by all those who walk with Jesus. The Savior has not left our side; God still waits on His throne for the incense of our prayer. But one of us has left the prayer room. When the time seems not present and the duties too many, that is the time we must put God first.

Pressing forward in the race does not mean leaving our prayer time behind us. Jesus could, figuratively speaking, run on ahead of us and wait at the finish line, leaving us to attempt this life on our own. Our Lord does not do that. There must be a reason that He walks patiently with us even in the days when we do not take the time with Him as we ought. Prayer can be spoken on the run, and in the heat of our many activities we often do so. However, a quiet time is essential for rebuilding our prayer strength before that ability fades and perhaps becomes lost.

Enjoy the new week in Christ,
Bucky

No comments: