We have all had those busy mornings where we rush around trying to get out the door. We scrabble frantically trying to gather everything we know we are going to need for the day. We fly out the door only to remember that the cell phone is still on the dresser. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that we will turn around, go back inside to retrieve our cell phone no matter how late we may be running.
While this is
all well and good, the question arises, what if we run out the door and
remember we had not yet prayed to our heavenly Father. What would be our
response. Would we stop dead in our tracks and offer a prayer before God, or
continue in moving toward our daily pursuits with the intention of praying when
we have more time?
Our great
example of a prayer life is Christ. He too had a busy schedule to maintain.
Mark records, “And He said to them, ‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted
place and rest a while.’ For there were many coming and going, and they did not
even have time to eat.” (Mark 6:31)
Despite His
busy schedule, Jesus made time to pray. Luke records, “So He Himself often
withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” (Luke 5:16). Mark states, “Now in the
morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to
a solitary place; and there He prayed.” (Mark 1:35)
There are going
to be times that life will pull us in multiple directions simultaneously. We
can become so pressed for time that we find ourselves yelling at the microwave
to hurry up and yelling at the lawn to slow down! No matter how busy our lives
become, however, there is always time to pray if we proactively make allowance
for it.
So, how do we
make time to pray? We could follow the example of Jesus and rise out of bed
before anyone else does and pray. If the thought of rising early does not
appeal to you, then you could take time before bed, or make time during the
afternoon for some quiet time with God in prayer.
If our personal
schedules are too overloaded, we can take time to reevaluate what items on the
calendar are important and which ones are not. Sometimes, this elimination
process in and of itself is beneficial in lowering our stress levels. It is
also good for us to have this reevaluation time to adjust our focus on what
priorities in life truly matter.
If we think we
are too busy to pray, let us remember that God is never too busy for us.
Therefore, let us embrace each opportunity we have to offer prayer before our
God. Let us make time each day to pray.
God Bless each
of you,
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