The speaker, Mr. Richard Ross,(I finally looked up his name) told a true story last Sunday. He was recently visiting a college campus and discovered that a group of kids had pooled their money to rent a room off campus. What were they using that room for? Drug deals? Study groups? Parties? No, no, and no. They are meeting there for prayer. He was told that you will find college students in that room 24/7 on their knees in prayer. So, the big question is, what could all those students find so important that they willing give up their time and money to pray for? Their hearts are so broken for fellow students that they have this room open to simply pray for revival on their campus.
Ouch. Where is my heart? Am I more concerned about temporary, earthly needs than eternity? When was the last time we've asked God for revival in our homes, churches, and communities? I was reminded of the story in Matthew 9:1-7 when Christ first forgave THEN healed the paralytic. I think to some extent, Jesus was showing that His greatest job on earth was to save people from their sins, not to physically heal them. Since that is where His heart is, I should be striving to bring my focus into agreement with that!
So, there you have it. I think through typing this out, I've finally figured out why I've been so uncomfortable on Wednesdays. My focus is off - I've seen the physical problems as severe rather than temporary, and have spent more time talking to God than waiting and listening for Him. Maybe I'll actually be able to go back sometime....then again, that hour alone sure has been nice! ;-)
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MAN! For some reason, I've missed the whole blogging about prayer. Dadgummit! I still had your post that you had computer problems. Anyway...here's my confession. I've started missing our church's prayer time also. Interesting. That's also been my passion (better than "job" LOL!). But like you, I was getting overwhelmed. I'll be interested to see where you go with this. I'll follow.
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