This week has seen our family shift gears as my wife has been caring for the daughter of one of our acquaintances. My normal gym routine has been shed to allow she and our daughter to be out the door by 6:30am.
I have loved reading the short, timely, and very thoughtful daily entries of Oswald Chambers. Out of one verse, so much meaning can be gleaned if we are willing to allocate our precious time toward understanding the depths of truth contained in the Word.
In my normal schedule, I have been reading through the book of Job, so today's entry seemed very appropriate. How many times have I run through life, trying desperately to figure out my priorities in Christ while I willingly ignore the needs of those closest to me.
Sometimes I think that I could likely make a life out of simply interceding for those closest to me. Prayer for family and friends would take on so much depth if I would let myself go to the places where I know that I'll be uncomfortable, but that my prayer and intentions would be the most raw... the most real... May I submit to the prompting of the spirit and live today in intercession for the people that have shaped me into who I am.
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