One of the verses from yesterday's lesson was James 5:17-18 17 Elijah was a human being even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
I began to imagine what Elijah's prayer life must have looked like. The intensity was awesome. The time incalculable. The passion unimaginable. Countless hours on his knees. Rivers of tears shed.
If I get in two 7-minute snooze button prayer times each morning, I consider myself prayed up for the day. How laughable. How ineffective.
Kristi and I talked about this some on the ride home Sunday morning. She mentioned that two 7-snooze button prayer times were better than nothing at all. I agree to a point. The danger is with that type of praying is I can start to feel complacent. Holy. Righteous. (Make that self-righteous.)
Rain-stopping prayer comes from hours in the prayer closet. Knees raw from kneeling. Drops of sweat staining the pages of the Holy Bible.
With that in mind, my morning times will be spent in prayer, meditation and Bible reading. My father has cautioned me about blogging during my quiet times. He is right. An insight becomes a link, a blog entry, a downloaded You Tube. Soon I am out of time and heading out the door to work. The still, small voice quickly forgotten in my rush to post.
Evening will be for posting. Mornings for prayer and just basking in the presence of my Heavenly Father's love.
I humbly ask for prayer from everyone who ventures onto this blog that I will strive to become an Elijah. I may never be a rain-stopper, but what a goal to work toward.
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