Pray Much?

How many words do you use daily? Have you ever considered this? So, what do you think? Statistics state that on average, men use around 6,000 words a day, and women 9,000. Before any of us men try to jump on the “women-talk-too-much” bandwagon, consider these two things: first, it just might be because they have to repeat everything so much to men, or second, because grunting and odd noises do not constitute as words. Either way, men and women both use a lot of words every day. So, what I really want to discuss is how many of these words are directed towards conversations with God?

Most of us have some sort of daily struggle or problem that needs to be dealt with; mostly they are just part of the daily grind of life. Wouldn’t it be better if we felt that God was with us all day long? But yet, we all too often find ourselves alone, confused, scared, lost, and troubled…and maybe even wondering where God went.

Jesus told us what to do:

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
Mark 14:38 (NIV)

Weak body? I can relate to that. Maybe it’s not that God has gone anywhere, but that He is right where I left Him? If you are like me ,you want to do so much, but we just seem to run out of time or energy…or both. I don’t think we need more time or more energy, I think we need to talk to God more.

Maybe if we talked to God more, we would just hear Him more. That just sounds too simple….could it be?

…just prayin’

In His Grip,
Pastor Pat