Evening: I Will Be Still

Have you, like me, given into the temptation to get so wound up in just making it through the busy day that you forget what it is to feel rested and restored? It is at times like those when I think I must always be doing, and am never being, that I do not remain diligent in cultivating my relationship with God through prayer, Bible study, and worship…and it shows.

I can sense that peace and joy have been replaced by anxiety and dissatisfaction. I lack the strength to fend off the arrows of the enemy that lead me to envy, covet, and worry. Confidence in Christ is replaced by self-consciousness. Discouragement smothers hope. I wake up and think of my to-do list before thinking on all Christ has done for me.

Today, perhaps even on a day set aside for prayer, you haven’t taken the time to be still before God. Maybe prayer has been another item to cross off the to-do list. Take at least a few minute to stop and worship. Listen to God; wait on Him.

Romans 12:12 instructs us: “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.”

So, friends, in spite of the situation we find ourselves in that brings us together today…Rejoice. Be patient. And keep on praying. Our prayers are powerful and effective.

"Someone has said that when we work, we work; but when we pray, God works. His supernatural strength is available to praying people who are convinced to the core of their beings that he can make a difference."
~Bill Hybels

Good night. Let's meet again in the morning.