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All Day With God
April 23, 2012

Brother Lawrence (1614–1691) felt intimately close to God as he humbly scrubbed pots and pans in the monastery kitchen. Certainly Brother Lawrence practiced specific times of devotional prayer. But what he found more life-transforming was prayer during the workday. In his devotional classic Practicing the Presence of God, he says, “It is a great delusion to think our times of prayer ought to differ from other times. We are as strictly obliged to cleave to God by action in the time of action as by prayer in the season of prayer.” In short, he advocated that we “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17).

That’s a helpful reminder, because sometimes we tend to compartmentalize our lives. Perhaps we pray only during church worship, small-group Bible study, family devotions, and personal quiet times. But what about during our workday? To pray on the job does not mean we have to fall to our knees with clasped hands and pray aloud. But it does mean that work decisions and relationships can be brought to God throughout the day.

Wherever we are and whatever we’re doing, God wants to be a part of it. When prayer enters every aspect of our lives, who knows what God might do for His glory!

Let’s always keep the prayer lines open,
Knowing God is always there;
For we upon His name may call
Anytime and anywhere. —D. De Haan

True prayer is a way of life, not an emergency detour!

Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18

Pray without ceasing. —1 Thessalonians 5:17

Bible in a Year:
2 Chronicles 1-3

[JustAmy]

April 23, 2012



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Last thing at night and first thing in the morning many of us utter prayers of thanks, and ...in between?
A heart prayer, straight from our heart to God, is how I think of it. I'm thankful for this moment and this moment and the next and the next. There are many voices calling for our attention, distractions and some of necessary demands ... yet, we can be calm and carry it all as if we had God by the hand. Or rather God has us by the hand. Either way He is with us awake or asleep. In good times and bad. He is with those that seek Him and believe in Him.