Prayer – talking with God – is huge, but in my life I’ve noticed that we can talk about the importance of prayer, but not apply it in our lives.
I’m definitely inspired in this category by my Muslim friends who make it a practice to pray 5 times a day. Being a Christian, we’re not forced to pray, and so we can definitely slack in this area of our lives.
However, I’ve been greatly challenged, moved and inspired to pray continually by the continual application of prayer at Winter Conference – I was pleasantly surprised that we’ve had moments of prayer at every one of our main session meetings so far. Back on campus, there’s prayer meetings every weekday. Today I helped organize a live online question and answer event, and the staff present prayed before and after the event, something I would have easily ignored to do.
So thank you WinterCon for the great example.
Question: What do you value and prioritize that is hard to apply in your life?
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One thing that I value and try to prioritize, but really have a difficult time applying is rest. I am always on the go. Work here, meeting there, side project here and there. On the phone, organizing charts. I have found lately that the quality time I need to spend with my family is lacking. This is one of my goals for 2010. Take specified time each day to relax and chill and enjoy my fam.
Rest is a weak point for me as well – it feels like I've been busy, busy, busy lately, and so am trying to build in some time this year to rest and reflect.
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