I was reading an article the other day and came across a quote from David Gooding's book "According to Luke: A New Exposition of the Third Gospel" which said:
"To cease praying would be to call in question the very character of God."
Wow! What an indictment that was! I wonder if you sometimes suffer from the same thing I do: I occasionally get discouraged when my prayers aren't answered IN MY TIME. I pray and pray and pray and don't see any progress. It seems God is not listening. Well, actually, I know He is always listening but sometimes it seems He is not answering. I get discouraged and stop praying for the item or items of my frustration or disappointment.
This statement above made me rethink my prayer life. I now realize I need to keep praying no matter how long it takes whether I see movement or not. I needed to be reminded that God does things in HIS time; not MINE. How arrogant of me. That shows me yet again that I have a very long way to go in my journey to be more Christ-like.
Perhaps I will meet you along that path and we can walk it together.
Blessings,
Mary
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