Too Busy to Pray
How many of you have daily prayer time? And I mean REAL prayer time, not just a hurried one as you head out the door or before a meal. I know that area of my life has been lacking for some time now. Sometimes I get discouraged when prayers aren’t answered, especially after pleading about it day after day. Other times I just don’t feel like talking to God about my problems. I think I can handle them all by myself and don’t need His help. Then there are the times when I feel totally unworthy and afraid to talk to Him about fixing the things that I’ve messed up by not listening to Him to begin with. And of course, how many days have I convinced myself that I’m “too busy” and can’t find the time to talk to Him. As my Quote of the Week says, “You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.”
I know I need to make a more conscious effort to have a daily talk with God. How much “smoother” would my life go if would talk to and listen to Him? I can only imagine… Pray for me as I try to make a more conscious effort for a better prayer life.
To end this post, here’s another devotion that I found in my archives.
Too Busy to Pray
I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work, for bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done, my soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time, to spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends, they’d laugh at me I’d fear.
No time, no time, too much to do, that was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need but at last the time to die.
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said “Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down… But never found the time.”
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Aug 31st, 2004 at 19:05:09
I think prayer is often overlooked. I try to make it a priority in my life. Recently I’ve been convicted of how little time I’ve been spending truly studying the Word on a regular basis. I try to read something each day but I’ve not been very disciplined in digging deep. I wanna go deeper!
I’ve also thought about how I never actually kneel to pray. I think about some of my Muslim friends who have flat spots on their forheads from praying. I’m praying for camel knees.
Aug 31st, 2004 at 21:55:25
Chris, I relate with your struggles to find meaningful daily prayer time. You know I’m a morning person, so I devote every morning to quiet time of devotions and prayer. I think it’s important to find a consistent time each day when you are alert and can be free of distractions. Even with my daily prayer time, though, I often find myself rushing or saying words without truly feeling them. My mind often wonders too. It’s frustrating! I think it’s also important to take time to listen during prayer time. One more point — recently on my bike rides I’ve caught myself so focused on pedaling fast and looking down the path that I don’t take time to soak in the surroundings. I think there are many opportunities during our days when we can slow down and just be with God in the moment. I’ll pray for you and maybe you could pray for me as we both make prayer more of a priority in our lives.
Aug 31st, 2004 at 22:35:58
Gosh I have talked with so many people recently about not having a prayer time and let me tell you-it’s essential. Imagine if you will a friendship btw. two people and one of them suddenly stops talking to the other-there soon will be hardened hearts, no intimacy-the end result will be no friendship. Now imagine giving that kind of feeling to God every time you tell him you are too busy for him-luckily God does not hold grudges, but how can we not talk to the person who we can come to with every care in the world and more importantly the one who created us? My prayers will be with you all.
Sep 2nd, 2004 at 22:40:39
There is a book out there called “Too Busy to Pray” or something close to that. I have the Australian version if anyone is interested in reading it. The difference is the spelling and some of the words.