Some things just take a long time. It takes a long time to smoke meat. It takes a long time to learn to play the guitar. It takes a long time to hone the craft of writing. It takes a long time to develop a healthy relationship. It takes a long time to journey to God. You cannot expect these things to just happen for you one day without some long, drawn out, repeated rehearsal. But I expect these things to come to me naturally and easily. Like if I want to be a rock star, then I can just dream about being a rock star and one day I will wake up on a stage, wailing in front of thousands of people. Instead, if I want to be a rock star, I should probably pick up a guitar and pluck away a few hours a day, and take some singing lessons.
In the same way, I cannot expect to have a healthy view of and relationship with God if I spend only a few minutes with him a few times a month. It just doesn't work that way. But I can choose to spend some time.
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We spend time on the things that our heart is drawn to. Unfortunately many a heart is corrupt out there and is drawn to darkness.
ReplyDeleteOne can't pray without ceasing until one starts praying, in this very moment. Once it is begun, then your heart must choose to stop praying in order to avoid praying without ceasing. Now if prayer is power, if asking leads to receiving, which it is and does, then why ever stop? Stopping praying is tantamount to self-sabotage.
Consider it like... walking on a tightrope... some things, like prayer, or walking on a tightrope, work best when you continue in them.