Being a college student I feel like I’m an expert when it comes to procrastination. I mean, who hasn’t waited until the last second to write a paper? I have definitely been that student pulling an all-nighter working on a research paper that’s due the following morning [which somehow turned out to be a pretty decent paper if I do say so. Not sure how that even happened haha…].
Sometimes I feel we pack our lives with so many things, each screaming for our attention, that we tend to get so overwhelmed that we can’t get anything done. In a way it’s a lack of planning but sometimes, if we are honest with ourselves, it’s just because we’re lazy.
That laziness or procrastination can then make it’s way into other areas of our lives. Maybe it started with homework but then we realize that it’s kind of spread itself all over our lives. Maybe it’s even affected our spiritual growth.
Personal confession here:
I’ve noticed that I’ve been lazy with my relationship with Christ lately. I haven’t been actively pursuing Him, seeking out time and ways to strengthen my relationship with my Creator.
For example, every night I see my bible sitting on my dresser, right next to my bed. However, I feel like my life has been so busy and I’m just so exhausted by the time I get home that I can’t think of anything but sleep. This causes me to just put off reading my bible or I just read like a verse or two and think that’s “good enough.”
Who am I kidding?!
What’s the point of mindless reading if I’m not actively putting my heart in a place of true worship?
Christ has literally given me these words, words that hold truth and life. And what am I doing with them? Nothing.
Sometimes I’m just so baffled at my own stupidity.
Like hello Court, you are holding in your hands something that is so beyond value and you’re taking it for granted. Some people would be thrown in prison, or worse killed, if they were caught with a bible. And here you are. Placing it on your dresser and thinking that you'll read it when you have more time.
Thankfully, we serve a loving and forgiving God.
This got me thinking about prayer.
Can you say completely amazing?! God has given us this as a way of communicating with Him. So you would think that I would commit to spending time with Him in prayer each day. Yeah, here comes the confession again….
Sometimes I’m an awful communicator.
When I say this I mean that I know, for a fact, that I’m not spending the time I could be spending in prayer.
My church just started this thing called the GO Project and it’s all about reaching the people God has placed in our lives.
Last Sunday we were invited to sign our names on this huge board, which basically was our way of saying that we intend to spend at least 30 minutes in prayer each week for six months; praying for God to use our lives to reach those around us.
So thirty minutes a week for six months? That can’t be hard, just like five minutes a day and in six months that would put me right near my launch date. What better way to spend my time while I’m still in the States?
Yeah, this is easier said than done. I was laying in bed late last night and it hit me. It’s Tuesday and I didn’t spend any of the time I wanted in the word and in prayer. It had been two days and I had already forgotten about praying for the people in my life who need Jesus.
Man, did I feel like a complete failure.
I know it’s going to take a while for me to remember to do this but I feel like it’s my responsibility to pray for the people in my life. Please do not get me wrong here; Christ is the one who saves, not me through prayer. [Just wanted to make that clear so there’s no confusion]
So this is a huge thing but I want to invite you to do it too.
I really, STRONGLY, encourage you to take time out of your day and pray for those who don’t know Jesus. Pray that God will bring to mind specific names, that He will show you opportunities to share your faith with others, and most importantly remember that He’s the one who saves, not you. Also remember to intentionally make time to read God's word. His words are alive and active. Don't take them for granted like I've done so many times…
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