It was hard observing my quiet time when I began with God.
There were days I woke up and met with the time, there were days I couldn't.
And I was hell-bent on operating with the specific time I had chosen. I was taught to observe my Quiet time, because God will be waiting.
So whenever I miss it I wouldn't pray or study my bible for that day. I had kept God waiting and couldn't meet Him.
I would beat myself up.
But I kept ‘failing’. And it only led to days of prayerlessness, no Bible study, and trapped in more guilt.
But I had enough. One day I made up my mind, and told myself I don't care the time I wake up, I will pray and read the Bible.
I continued that way, some days I met my appointed time, other days I didn't.
But It was from that place of different timing, that I started waking up at my appointed time.
As Christians, babe or not, it is not easy to do God in today's society, especially when you are not a full time minister.
But we must do God.
I know you must have heard that you must have a specific time to meet with God- Quiet time.
That is not wrong. But, you don't have to stop communicating with God because you are not meeting up with the time.
Fellowship with your Father until you start meeting up with your time.
You may also have heard of having a specific place for prayers, a personal altar. That is important too. I have mine.
I carved out a part in my mother's sitting room, before I had my room. Carve out yours.
But the truth is you may not always be praying there.
There were days I woke up so late that I could only read my Bible, and rush out to avoid being late.
But I didn't just rush out, I rushed out with prayers on my lips. I introduced myself to prayer walks.
Yes, I pray while walking.
No, you don't have to shout. You can be praying in tongues under your breath, soft murmurings from your lips to God even as you journey.
That is how you navigate life and remain in fellowship with your Abba.
I hope this helps!
Me and God are dragging something.
No, I am the one going back and forth. It is a playful drag between father and child.
And today He points it out again.
“See? I know what you like.”
Ha! 🤣🤣 Jesus knows me better, even the things I am yet to discover I like.
It is not 12 am yet, happy Sunday.
It is not only prayers that make a prosperous Christian.
Sometimes, we make it look like so, and make the world mock us and God when we fail.
Do you remember that proverb story that talks about the ant? Yes, that ant who works even without a leader? Gathering food?
Yes, that ant. That is God saying we must learn from her and apply hard work and smart work to prayer.
Do you also remember the proverb verse about diligence? A man diligent in his work shall stand before kings and not mean men?
Yes, that verse, that is God saying: “keep going. Continue, go on, untill you get there.”
You are not just called to pray and use it as an excuse for laziness, your Father also calls you to work.
A Christian MUST pray, who are you without prayers?
You may be diligent, hardworking but doors may never open, favour will never come, the prince of Persia may stand in your way until you pray.
So we pray, this is our advantage. This is our edge over others, so we MUST pray.
I am saying, you may have lost focus. But it is not too late to realign. That is why there is prayer.
Prayer brings speed, it brings realignment, it brings grace, it brings strength, it brings favour and every other so you MUST pray.
Join your prayers with the other principles outlined in the Bible and in the natural cosmos and go win.
Become greater and better because there is the God factor in the midst of hard work and diligence.
Your father is not ignorant, you too cannot be ignorant.
Shalom!