Magnificent Prayer #315
Magnificent Prayer #315
Who then is the faithful and wise servant?
Matthew 24:45
The battle of prayer is against two things in the earthlies: wandering thoughts, and lack of intimacy with God’s character as revealed in His word. Neither can be cured at once, but they can be cured by discipline.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
Pray About It: The word discipline bothers us when applied to certain activities—like prayer. We want to think of ourselves as such sensitive pray-ers that we will pray often enough if we just wait until the Spirit moves us. The truth is, sometimes we need to move ourselves into our prayer closets—by the napes of our necks if necessary—and get down to business. If we don’t like the word discipline, we can substitute the word faithfulness.
Are we going to be faithful servants? Will we determine to win the battle against both the wandering thoughts that plague us in prayer and also the lack of intimacy with God that prayerlessness begets?
Be disciplined in prayer today. Be faithful.
You are not the only one troubled by wandering thoughts. Our mind constantly wanders, but our will is the mistress of our faculties and must recall the mind and bring it back to God as often as necessary.
BROTHER LAWRENCE
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