My devotional this morning is from the book entitled “Springs From the Valley” by L. B. Cowman, June 1. It begins with scripture from 1 Thessalonians 5:17: Pray continually.
Who doesn’t need to pray continually in this day and age? My prayers will vary greatly in length and content. Sometimes my focus is not there, but then I will find myself praying throughout the day. Sometimes it is plain hard for me to pray. Either I don’t feel like it; I don’t know what to pray; I don’t have the words to put into a prayer. We all have these times, don’t we?
As I read, I found several encouraging statements to share with you:
If the soul perseveres in a life of prayer, there will come a time when these seasons of dryness will pass away and the soul will be led out, as Daniel says, “into a spacious place” (Psalm 18:19). Let nothing discourage you.
When we are listless about prayer, it is the very time when we need most to pray. The only way we can overcome listlessness in anything is to put more of ourselves, not less, into the task.
When you cannot pray as you would, pray as you can.
The author began this message with the question: “Is it hypocritical to pray when we don’t feel like it?”
The answer: “To pray when you do not feel like praying is not hypocrisy - it is faithfulness to the greatest duty of life. Just tell the Father that you don’t feel like it – ask Him to show you what is making you listless. He will help us to overcome our moods and give us courage to persevere in spite of them.”
We need to be encouraged and to give encouragement to others during these times. It is more important than ever to stand for/with God than to stand for worldly objects/persons.
May God bless each of you, and may God bless our country!
Thanks for stopping by,
Rachel
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