prayer ministry update
It's so hard. Really it is. It's a great struggle for me. When I was with Chelleybutton this weekend, though, we were talking about doing things for GOD, and the importance of it, and how much we want to do it but fail, and she touched on the subject of quiet times. And it hit me - that's probably the biggest reason why I struggle: my complete and utter lack of quiet times. I have my reasons, though when I say them out loud they sound like excuses. The problem is that I'm too tired to read anything when I try. The problem is that I don't know what to read. The problem is that, honestly, I get bored. The problem is that I get tired of praying for my boys, why would I want to add more prayer?
So somehow I have to get myself to do quiet times. I need to spend time with GOD daily. I don't know how to institute that discipline (see reasons/excuses above), but somehow I really need to. My ministry is flailing.
So somehow I have to get myself to do quiet times. I need to spend time with GOD daily. I don't know how to institute that discipline (see reasons/excuses above), but somehow I really need to. My ministry is flailing.
posted by melilotnfosco | 9:02 PM
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If you figure it out, let me know, because other than exchanging the praying for baseball players with my rather random prayer list, I could have written this post.
and I want to change. I really do. I've been thinking a lot about how we make time for the things that are really important to us (those of us priviledged to not, you know, have to work crazy hours or immigrate for work to support our families etc.) and how I'm not making time for God.
But I am. I'm praying almost constantly- just conversationally with God, but I'm not reading, and I don't feel like I'm learning except when God knocks me on the head with something. Maybe that's just my style and it's ok and it just doesn't seem like it because I'm not one of those people that can read their Bible for hours and hours and learn something new every day.
But maybe it's not. I'm thinking not, or maybe somewhere inbetween, but I'm wondering how much what I'm thinking is because of a perceived ideal that's possibly not Biblical.
Any thoughts?
it's probably somewhere in between. we all learn things differently, and i don't think it's wrong if we have areas we 'specialize' in. we just need t be sure to figure out a way to do it all in some measure, though, i think. and that's not necessarily easy.
but HE never said the Walk would be.
just to be clear: i don't do them very often at all either... and i agree with you, kimberly -- we make time for things that are important to us. that's convicting. i'm not giving up hope though; sometimes it seems like nothing ever changes for a long time and then finally something clicks, so i'm hoping that's the case here. i just hope it's not when i hit rock bottom or something like that. :(
I hear you! I was just talking about this with my husband today! It seems so hopeless when you start to look at all the things that you need to do.
I listen to Dr. Randy Carlson on the radio and his philosophy on life is the power of "one thing". I started working on that and it has really helped. Find one thing out the myriad of things that need done and choose to do that consistently every day. It could be something simple like listening to a sermon on the radio on the way to and from work which gets your mind focused on God. Once you can do that consistently, then you add in something else and so on. Every little bit is better than the little bit you weren't doing before.
It also reminds me of one of my favorite quotes (from the movie "The Power of One") "A waterfall begins with one drop of water and look what comes from that."
And just to be clear--I'm not saying that I excel in this either--but this principle is helping me be better at it... just thought I'd pass it on.
i like the idea of a sermon every day. at least for starters, that would have someone else 'doing the work' - helping me out and getting me focused until i feel up to doing it on my own. i don't know how well i'll do with that, but i think i'll try. thank you!
okay, but apparently not tonight, cuz it keeps cutting out
ugh! i had a comment and then i lost it. stupid blogger.
anyways...since you first mentioned this prayer ministry, i have been aaron and hur to your moses. when you get tired of holding up your hands, remember that i am there beside you holding them up for you. it can be frustrating when you don't see results. that's when satan starts telling you that what you're doing isn't important. of course he's telling you that. but your prayers ARE important. God hears and answers every single one. don't give up.
thank you very very much
where's the like button when you need it? (for hobsis's comment in this case:)
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