Lean In

 

10/16/2020

Matthew 9:38 “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest.”

Prayer. How important is it? Well, I would ask how important breathing is. It is concentrated time with God, and vital to my life. Does it take the form of worship, contrition, or petition? For me, it almost always is all of these. On some glorious occasions, however, it is just an outpouring of praise and thankfulness to my Savior. Chambers asks, “How many of us pray without respect of persons, and with respect to only one Person, Jesus Christ?”

My prayer time lately has been almost all petition regarding the tumultuous events that are happening, both personally and on a global scale. There is an overwhelming amount of issues that invade my time with Jesus. Just this morning, as my husband and I were praying together, we both felt “muddy” in our minds and spirits. I am sure we are not alone in this feeling. There is a weariness around almost everything right now. Yet nothing that is happening changes the truth of the Gospel. Nothing changers Jesus’ love and mercy. None of it changes who I am as a child of the Most High. When I become inundated with all the things I have no control over, this is when I must lean into my Savior even more. When I feel as if I am not doing enough, I must rest in Him. Chambers writes, “Our Lord calls to no special work: He calls to Himself. ‘Pray ye therefor the Lord of the harvest,’ and He will engineer circumstances and thrust you out.” When I truly come to Jesus and trust Him in all things, He will clear away the muddiness and show me the way.