Back in January, I wrote of how I usually adopt a “theme verse for the year” and that this year’s is “Pray without ceasing” from 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NASB95). As we are half way through the year, I thought that it was ’bout time for an update– a reevaluation of sorts.
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear your theme verse for the year?
Who knew that three, THREE, simple words could be so challenging! Needless to say, this year’s theme verse has been the hardest to apply so far!
Why do you say that?
As there’s so much to do and so little time, my past six months have looked a lot like this: coffee, intensely and simultaneously think about the hundred and fifty plus things that I have to do and/or am concerned about, attempt to get ’em done and/or resolved, and repeat! (Yes, I heard that “amen”, you know what I’m talking about!) But I’m not to let any instant be without prayer!
So where does that fit into your schedule?
That’s it, the exact problem: I’ve been fitting prayer into my schedule, rather than earnestly and attentively engaging in prayer with God and letting Him set my schedule!
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“And it scares me to think that I would choose my life over You, oh, my selfish heart divides me from You, it tears us apart” (“Beautiful Ending”, BarlowGirl).
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What are you going to do about it?
Ah, good question! I’m learning that intending to do something and actually doing that something are two different things, in this case. I could intend to “pray without ceasing” all year long, but if I don’t actually make the effort and do it, I’ll get nowhere. That said…I know that what I need to do about it is PRAY! I need to pray specifically that my will, my schedule, my concerns would be shaped to be what Christ wants. Christ needs to be above and over everything that I do in every instant of my life because my life is His!
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“Take all of the good and all of the bad ’cause all of it’s so me, take all of my ways the things that I chase the things that control me. And all that I hide could You bring it to life, could you open my eyes and show me, take all that was me and shape it to be reflecting you solely! I wanna lose myself, lose myself to find You” (“Lose Myself”, TobyMac).
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Learning to lose myself (Rom. 6:11-13),
Victoria
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