God, on hold
Sometimes there are days you just don’t have the words to pray. Maybe you recognize that? I usually notice it when I’ve been too busy with other things for a while and God kind of parked in the waiting room of my life. I know that I need, and want to make time with Him, but suddenly I am consumed by the things of the day. Or to be honest, sometimes I just don’t make time for Him myself. Then I want to exercise, because I haven’t done it for a few days and I feel bloated, or just calling my friend or that nice television program, is just a little bit more important. Not the best way of course because I know when I put Him first, everything else runs much smoother. In His presence When I finally do make time for God after a few days, it can sometimes be that I have no words, or they are the same words over and over again, as if I were reading a script. When I first started walking with the Lord, I was annoyed and at a loss when these things happened, and God only seemed further away. The enemy gets into your head and makes you feel guilty, which can make you feel ashamed of God. . What he wants is to keep you away from prayer. For he knows that prayer is powerful, our God answers prayers (Matthew 7:8)! Now, after much trial and error, I know that fortunately God is not going anywhere, but that it is me who is slowly drifting away, and is swallowed up by the things of everyday life. I have learned when you find yourself in a time where you just don’t have the words to pray, there are many other ways to come back into His presence. You can set up beautiful worship and sing along and worship Him, or find a quiet moment and sit at His feet. But what always works for me to come back to the realization Who is really important, is gratitude. “For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Matthew 7:8 Expressing how grateful I am, and counting my blessings is a powerful prayer! Once I start listing all the things I’m grateful for, I often can’t stop. The list goes on and on. Expressing what He has done in my life and all those times He was there, my children, my husband, our home, my work and colleagues, dear friends and family, warm clothes or that delicious cappuccino pumpkin spice. Sometimes it’s small things, but with gratitude we worship our Lord because ultimately all good things come from above (James 1:17). “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” – James 1:17 Just like in any other relationship, in some moments, you will talk to that person more than other moments. I once heard the comparison to a marriage, one moment you may speak to your spouse more in a day than at another. So may it be with God. Of course, it is very important to be in contact with Him daily through prayer and the Word, but sometimes you can have those days, right? Then things turn out a little differently than usual, or we get caught up in all kinds of activities. We don’t have to panic, God is with us and is not going anywhere.This knowledge can help you be more gracious with yourself, after which it can help you look at the many blessings in your life and thereby magnify and worship Him. An attitude of gratitude will soon bring you back into His presence. You can find God’s winks in the little things, they do not necessarily have to be supernatural miracles, The fact that He woke you up again this morning is already one!