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Wonderful topic for conversation morefaithrequired.
I need to work at my prayer life. Routine and ritual has its place in my opinion, having specific times/places for things can help greatly so long as the meaning isn't lost and it becomes simply putting a tick in a box, as in: "there....that's taken care of".
My challenge is with my schedule, perhaps others face difficulties similar to my own. I work 12 hour shifts that rotate between days and nights. 5 shifts of 7:30 PM to 7:30 AM followed by 5 days off, then 5 shifts of 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM followed by another 5 days off...rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. I've been on this schedule for over 4 years now and it wears me out at times.
For a while I would kneel at my bedside and pray....counting my blessings, asking for help for myself and others. Lately though, its hard. Sometimes I'm so dog tired I simply fall into bed and its lights out, knowing that I have another 12 hour shift coming up. I do read the Bible pretty much every day, and I have Christian music on in the car and home.....but to me, that's different from actual prayer. I'm often thinking about God and Biblical teaching....but again, that's not the same as getting on my knees and humbling myself before my Lord and Saviour.
Happy Sunday in any case. I have been greatly blessed this year....I love going to worship, and so far in 2019 whenever I have been on shift on a Sunday I've been excused to go to church...there's only been one time where the staffing level didn't allow for it. I'm on nights now and getting off work at 7:30 am, but I almost always make it to the 10 am service.....
I need to work at my prayer life. Routine and ritual has its place in my opinion, having specific times/places for things can help greatly so long as the meaning isn't lost and it becomes simply putting a tick in a box, as in: "there....that's taken care of".
My challenge is with my schedule, perhaps others face difficulties similar to my own. I work 12 hour shifts that rotate between days and nights. 5 shifts of 7:30 PM to 7:30 AM followed by 5 days off, then 5 shifts of 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM followed by another 5 days off...rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. I've been on this schedule for over 4 years now and it wears me out at times.
For a while I would kneel at my bedside and pray....counting my blessings, asking for help for myself and others. Lately though, its hard. Sometimes I'm so dog tired I simply fall into bed and its lights out, knowing that I have another 12 hour shift coming up. I do read the Bible pretty much every day, and I have Christian music on in the car and home.....but to me, that's different from actual prayer. I'm often thinking about God and Biblical teaching....but again, that's not the same as getting on my knees and humbling myself before my Lord and Saviour.
Happy Sunday in any case. I have been greatly blessed this year....I love going to worship, and so far in 2019 whenever I have been on shift on a Sunday I've been excused to go to church...there's only been one time where the staffing level didn't allow for it. I'm on nights now and getting off work at 7:30 am, but I almost always make it to the 10 am service.....
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I like to sit in silence quite often. With a desire to drop ALL opinions, thoughts and words about God....and just let God be what he is, as he is. I find that if I approach God with a wall of words that doesn't do it for me; silence first and then words may come by themselves. Or quite often healing of all the tension of the day.
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I love that God already knows our hearts... He knows what we're going to pray about even before we do so.
I love that prayer can be as simple as simply saying " I love You Lord!"
I love that prayer is simply talking with Him, just as you would a friend in the room, or on the phone......
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Merriam/Websters defines "cease"
to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue
A. to come to an end
B. to bring an activity or action to an end
So, to pray without ceasing means that we are to always be in prayer (as much as /whenever possible.) We're never really suppose to stop praying. We can have our "formal prayers" and say "AMEN" but it doesn't have to (and shouldn't) end there.
As a mom, who always has someone around, it's nice to be able to call out to the Lord at ANYTIME and know that He hears and answers.
One thing that I didn't fully understand until being a parent is what the 3 main answers to any question usually are:
Yes
No
Wait/Maybe
YES! It's my joy and pleasure to do this for you/ give you this.
NO. It's not that I don't love you, but because I love you that I am not letting you have /do this right now. It's not what is best for you at this time.
WAIT/MAYBE I can see down the road here, something better is going to happen than you are asking OR I know you and know that you will change your mind about this.
and now this song is going through my head:
I love that prayer can be as simple as simply saying " I love You Lord!"
I love that prayer is simply talking with Him, just as you would a friend in the room, or on the phone......
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Merriam/Websters defines "cease"
to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue
A. to come to an end
B. to bring an activity or action to an end
So, to pray without ceasing means that we are to always be in prayer (as much as /whenever possible.) We're never really suppose to stop praying. We can have our "formal prayers" and say "AMEN" but it doesn't have to (and shouldn't) end there.
As a mom, who always has someone around, it's nice to be able to call out to the Lord at ANYTIME and know that He hears and answers.
One thing that I didn't fully understand until being a parent is what the 3 main answers to any question usually are:
Yes
No
Wait/Maybe
YES! It's my joy and pleasure to do this for you/ give you this.
NO. It's not that I don't love you, but because I love you that I am not letting you have /do this right now. It's not what is best for you at this time.
WAIT/MAYBE I can see down the road here, something better is going to happen than you are asking OR I know you and know that you will change your mind about this.
and now this song is going through my head:
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Sometimes I really feel inspired to pray. Ideal body condition. Often after a workout , garden related or otherwise. Or getting up early after a short sleep. Fasting does make sense. Preparing body and therefore mind and soul.
When we feel clarity. When we are overfed or washed out from too much passivity or entertainment, we are not ready for prayer. In fact we are more ready for sin. Ive always needed more discipline. Im so lazy. I can be such a sloppy diva!😁
When we feel clarity. When we are overfed or washed out from too much passivity or entertainment, we are not ready for prayer. In fact we are more ready for sin. Ive always needed more discipline. Im so lazy. I can be such a sloppy diva!😁
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I could not sleep in part for thinking about this, and want to tell you how sorry I am that you and your beloved wife are going through such an ordeal. I pray that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. And also:
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I raise a hallelujah, in the presence of my enemies
I raise a hallelujah, louder than the unbelief
I raise a hallelujah, my weapon is a melody
I raise a hallelujah, Heaven comes to fight for me
I’m gonna sing, in the middle of the storm
Louder and louder, you’re gonna hear my praises roar
Up from the ashes, hope will arise
Death is defeated, the King is alive
I raise a hallelujah, with everything inside of me
I raise a hallelujah, I will watch the darkness flee
I raise a hallelujah, in the middle of the mystery
I raise a hallelujah, fear you lost your hold on me
Sing a little louder
In the presence of my enemies
Sing a little louder
Louder than the unbelief
Sing a little louder
My weapon is a melody
Sing a little louder
Heaven comes to fight for me
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Good morning, morefaithrequired 
I love modern praise and worship music! I find it extremely uplifting, and being musically oriented I find myself singing the songs to myself often, even to the point where I wake up praising God with a song on my mind and heart. I did grow up in the RCC also, and a few of the older hymns still speak to me... I am glad you liked the ones I posted, any ways The Miracles song is a current fave I sing it to myself a lot, and have been thinking about your situation as I sing it, asking God for a miracle for your wife... actually, thanking Him for the miracle He will perform in healing her.
I love modern praise and worship music! I find it extremely uplifting, and being musically oriented I find myself singing the songs to myself often, even to the point where I wake up praising God with a song on my mind and heart. I did grow up in the RCC also, and a few of the older hymns still speak to me... I am glad you liked the ones I posted, any ways The Miracles song is a current fave I sing it to myself a lot, and have been thinking about your situation as I sing it, asking God for a miracle for your wife... actually, thanking Him for the miracle He will perform in healing her.-
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