Praying through our every waking moment makes a huge difference in our productivity, joy, peace, and fulfillment. We do not need a quiet closet to kneel and pray. We can pray without ceasing through every activity and moment of our day as we live them.
Even during the night watches when we wake up from our peaceful slumber, we can find a prayer or a song on our mind. Our spirit, connected with the Spirit of God within us, prays as we sleep (Romans 8:26).
This allows us to ascertain God’s purpose for us in each moment of our day. His Spirit guides and directs our steps as we wait on Him and consult Him for His plans for us. In the most mundane of activities to the most momentous, He is involved in everything we think, say, and do.
When we live in the present moment, fully attentive to everyday life as we live it, we find joy in the gifts God provides. We erupt into spontaneous praise throughout the day for the sun rising and setting, the butterfly fluttering on the breeze, for the flowers blooming along the roadside, etc.
We sing praises for the laughter of little children, for the antics of our pets, for the glitter of the sun on the water, for the shape and color of flowers, for fluffy multi-hued clouds in the clear blue sunny sky, for the air we breathe, and for the rain for our garden.
We glorify God for the sound of our neighbor starting her car or for our loved one returning home, for a roof that does not leak, for toes to balance our body, for the warmth of clothes, for soap and shampoo to keep us clean, for birdsongs, for healing from our diseases, etc.
Practicing the habit of dwelling in the present moment, with a prayer and His praises filling our heart, reaps great rewards for us. We even praise God for the hard times and the trials of life that draw us closer to Him. The peace of God rules our life, and gratitude to Him pours from our lips (Colossians 3:15).
Prayer:
Father God, thank You that Your Spirit leads us to do good and to share with others from Your multitude of blessings, because such sacrifices please You tremendously (Hebrews 13:15-16). Help us not to take Your presence within us for granted, but to treasure the intimate union we enjoy with You through grace by faith in Your salvation.
You often show us a better method to accomplish the tasks that You assign to us, or You may even change our direction altogether. Remind us to consult You for Your will in our next endeavor before we run off in our human efforts to accomplish our own to-do list. Teach us how vitally important it is for us to remain in the center of Your will throughout the day. We praise You for Your interest and presence in our life.
Thought for the Day:
As we maintain an attitude of prayer, we also start paying attention to the feelings within our own soul; then, we can take them to God to learn how to heal the negative aspects and to multiply the positive ones; we praise Him for His intervention for us, otherwise, the stress of anxiety of the issues burden our soul to the point, which may make us physically and emotionally ill.
