And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1
This evening, Patrina and I ran into a family at the local Chick-Fil-A. They had been to a soccer game with some of their younger kids and life looked full and hectic. They really had their hands full. I remember those days. What do you remember about those full days? Or maybe you’re still living in the middle of it all.
We tend to think that when we have more time on our hands, we find the time to focus on some of the things we really value – like prayer, for example.
The truth is that even when we have more time, the calendar still fills up and so if we don’t make something like prayer a priority, it never will be, no matter how much time we have on our hands,
Jesus modeled a life dedicated to prayer. He began His day early in the morning, He taught the disciples how to pray and His final hours were spent in the Garden of Gethsemane and so we should take notice when the meaning of the parable is presented before the story – we should always “pray and not lose heart.”
I came across a quote that has convicted me on the subject years ago. Here’s an edited version of the longer quote –
“The great people of the earth today are the people who pray! I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor those who explain prayer; but I mean those who actually take the time to pray. They have not time. It must be taken from something else.”
S.D. Gordon
Time for prayer “must be taken from something else.” How can we develop healthier prayer habits?
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