Because I Don’t Want to Sleep
Slowly the blossom opened. Awakening to the beauty it held inside.
Awakening to the truth of the world–exposed, delicate, beautiful, and finally awake.
Awakenings often include a dying of sorts. Letting go of all you once knew to open up and break apart that beauty may come.
God has been rousing me from a slumber which I loathe admitting I succumbed to. It started banging around in my heart and head after I read what Samuel told Israel right before he died, “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you.” 1 Samuel 12:23a Failing to pray for someone is sinning against God. Ouch.
Then Paul tells us to pray continually and “be alert and always keep on praying for the saints.” (Eph. 6:18)
Continually praying, staying alert, always praying…I have been asleep too long. So here is my plan for the next 30 days…
- I won’t let my mind wander, instead I’ll pray. Pray while I type, drive, and read. Pray while I clean.
- I am going to write the word pray on index cards and place them on my bathroom mirror, on my refrigerator, on the dash of my car, in the books I am reading, anywhere I will see it and remember to pray.
- At least once a day I will look at my prayer journal and pray for the needs, add needs, and write in the answers to prayers I have received.
Do you want to join me? I’d love to cheer you on and have your support as we pray together.
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Okay girl – I’m DEFINITELY joining you! This is an area that I embarassingly have gotten lax in also 🙁 {I’ve even printed this post so that I can reference it OFTEN} BUT that was the past and we’re starting anew – SO thankful that His mercies are new every morning!
Thanks for joining me Kathryn!
Yea! Let’s do this together… 😉
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A little late, but i’m in. Now is the time!
So glad you are jumping in. It is never to late to pray continually.