Posted by Dominic
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:34:00 GMT
Recently, a friend of mine asked of me: ”You’re really into this spontaneity thing, aren’t you?”
I had to admit, that yes - I am. The comment came on the heels of a spur-of-the-moment road trip to a nearby state park, a nice 4-hour round trip, with the sole excuse being to see the sunset. (Other reasons: Some time to be quiet, think, pray and worship.)
I think one of the reasons I like to “live in the moment” is because it helps me combat the daily drudgery - the feeling of just “going through the motions.” It refreshes me, curbing the desire to just let things coast… or not put in 100%.
Sometimes the feeling can be rather disheartening.
Last night on my way home from watching the craptastic Knowing movie with some friends, a song came on the radio, and it seemed to be an excellent prayer:
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?”
– Matthew West, The Motions.
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Posted by Dominic
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:28:00 GMT
During a conversation this morning, I was reminded of a few things:
Going to God with praise comes easily when life is good and things are going well.
Going to God with requests comes easily when life is hard and things are going horrible.
But when you’re in that inbetween area - the I’m-just-kind-of-coasting-along time… I find it difficult to maintain a consistent prayer life.
Sure, I pray a few prayers here and there, but I do not consistently (nor persistently) spend time in prayer, even for the small things.
How do others deal with this struggle? Maybe y’all are better than me and don’t struggle - I don’t know. :)
Father,
Give me the wisdom and perseverance to come to you, be it for better or for worse. Give me an unending desire to do so, and remind me when my pride or stubbornness wants to tell me otherwise.
You are awesome. Thanks.
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Posted by Dominic
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:09:00 GMT
I’ll warn you up front - this entry seems to be a conglomerate of various thoughts, with no specific guidance, other than a common topic.
Part 1:
The other day over a few beers, the discussion centered around “quiet time” - sort of an umbrella phrase that seems to cover any sort of solitary communion (intimate fellowship or rapport) with God, whether it be prayer, reading scripture, worship or just quiet meditation on His word.
It seemed that for most, living out this concept was hard work. A discipline.
The point was also made, though, that it seems a lot easier for girls to have “quiet time” - I often hear girls talk about their daily/morning devotions, prayer time, et cetera.
To the girls: Is it really easier for y’all? If it is, then what do you think is the reason why? If it’s just as hard for y’all as it is for us… I guess I don’t have anything more to ask. But I’ll feel better knowing I’m not the only one struggling with this. :)
Part 2:
I pray at various times throughout the day, not by any pre-determined schedule, just as I’m feeling led to do so. I also often worship (typically singing, bad as it may be) - again, not by any set schedule, although a lot of this seems to happen as I’m driving around, be it in my truck or on my motorcycle.
While this isn’t necessarily quiet, and I might also be focusing on things like driving - does this qualify as intimate fellowship with God? Does it qualify as “quiet time”? The Hebrew worship of God, prayer and bible reading was FAR from a quiet affair, sometimes involving loud shouting.
Did we fall victim to the “God in a box” syndrom in our definition of terms or acts or whatever you want to call it…. ?
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