Session 5 Committed To Pray
In the beginning of this lesson, the author talks about how there
used to be a White House switchboard number that you could call the President
of the United States but didn’t actually have the opportunity to speak to the
president. The author mentioned back in 1893, President Grover Cleveland
answered the phone calls personally. Can you imagine calling the president who
is a busy man in charge of the nation taking the time to pick up the phone
and hearing him say “Hello”?
When I was younger, getting phone calls was something I
always looked forward to because it was always my friends calling because they
wanted to hang out, arrange sleep overs or go to the mall. That connection to someone
made me feel wanted and special because someone was thinking of me enough to
call me and invite me into their life for that day. When I would call my friends,
I always hoped they would answer and would be disappointed when they did not.
Back then the land lines did not have caller ID, voicemail, and cell phones were
not around yet that I could call and text them. My life was falling apart
because they were unaware that I was trying to get a hold of them!
The author talks about how prayer is our connection to God. I
see prayer as a hot line straight to the source of life. You do not have to
worry about him being too busy to take your call, or that the call goes straight to voicemail because the phone is turned off, or he ignores your text and doesn't respond. He is available 24/7 and
all it takes is us setting time aside to spend with him. To me, it can be
intimidating because it means I need to still my mind and spirit. Many times, I
have too much going on in my head that I do not know how to be still. I pay more attention to the distractions and
feel guilty then I am hesitant to go before him. I tell myself I should
probably wait until I am in a better place. Well, that is just an excuse
because what is my definition of a “better place” and when am I going to get
there?
From the beginning of this pandemic, I kept hearing in my
spirit Be Still. I have felt the Lord showing me that I need to be still and be
with Him and be present with Him. I do not need to pray some elaborate prayer.
I need to come before him with a grateful heart and thanksgiving. To be honest
with my thoughts and bring my petitions before Him. Lately, he has been showing
me to be prepared to pray on the spot when needed. My father has been having
some anxiety attacks and it can come out of nowhere. I can see his countenance
change and I find myself just going to him and laying my hands on him and
praying. We have had some friends and family members who have been experiencing
some health issues and challenging circumstances and the Lord will tell me to
stop and pray for them if I’m speaking to them over the phone or he prompts me to time
out of my day to bring them before the Lord. I have even found myself texting
prayers to those who are not answering their phones. This may sound ridiculous,
but I am slowly becoming more comfortable with my own voice praying out
loud and in private to the Lord.
This lesson is something I need to keep on hand as a
constant reminder to stay committed to a prayer life. Over the last 8 months, I
have made a commitment to exercise and I have kept it up and doing what I can to
build up my exercise routines and challenge myself more. This lesson has shown
me that the commitment that I have made to exercise should be also applied to
my Prayer time. Prayer is for my wellness-spirit, mind, and body. My goal is to
be fit physically and spiritually.
It is important that we keep that prayer line open to the
Lord. To not only pray for ourselves and our loved ones but as it states in the
lesson Pray for Other Believers, Pray for Workers of the Gospel, and Pray for
Spiritual Growth of Believers.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this week's lesson. Feel free to share your comments and questions.
Wake Pray Slay
I think you have something here with just taking a chance to go forward. This shall be something I include in my prayers and be committed to praying for this platform to take root.
ReplyDeleteThe clas on committing to pray caused me to examine whether or not I am doing just that. I talk to myself and think about the three points when I say I don’t have anything to say or ask myself what should I say. The lesson reminds me to give thanks in every remembrance of you. I can certainly think of someone or situation requiring prayer. Then I can remember and pray for those who preach/teach the Gospel. And last I can pray for spiritual growth of believers and unbelievers as well. Bottom line, there should be no lack of someone or something to commit to prayer.
teacherRos thank you for your reply. I know I often spend more time overthinking things and I don't complete the task at hand. For me, when I'm outside watering the plants and yard that is one of the best times for me to talk to the Lord because it's so calming. It's just a matter of me just doing it and not trying to "plan" a time to do it. To the point where it will be second nature to me rather than a task to complete.
DeleteI think you have something here with just taking a chance to go forward. This shall be something I include in my prayers and be committed to praying for this platform to take root.
ReplyDeleteThe clas on committing to pray caused me to examine whether or not I am doing just that. I talk to myself and think about the three points when I say I don’t have anything to say or ask myself what should I say. The lesson reminds me to give thanks in every remembrance of you. I can certainly think of someone or situation requiring prayer. Then I can remember and pray for those who preach/teach the Gospel. And last I can pray for spiritual growth of believers and unbelievers as well. Bottom line, there should be no lack of someone or something to commit to prayer.