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Philippians 1:4

“Always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer.”

God wants joyful communication. I often find myself saying “I need to read my bible.” The word “need” gives a perspective of duty or that there is something else I’d rather be doing. Yet when I catch myself saying “need” I change the word to “want.” A simple word change makes the action of reading the bible enjoyable to my mind and it reminds me that it is a great privilege to sit at the feet of Jesus. If it had not been for the blood of Jesus I would not be able to read His word, there would be no relationship with Christ. 

Further, I should be glad to bring others to the feet of Jesus through prayer. It’s simply Jesus and I . There are millions of other believers, maybe even billions both past, present and future that sit at the feet of Christ with me. We all not only experience His great love and gospel, we continue to help establish it in the hearts of others by sharing our experience. We get to share in the struggle together. God looks forward to speaking with His children and we get to enjoy speaking to each other.

Joyful communication both when speaking to God, when speaking to others about God, when bringing others up to God in prayer. I can be very task oriented. I love finishing a task and seeing the to-do list shrink. God just reminded me that He is not a task to be done. Just as I look forward to talking and hanging out with friends, with no end in sight. I should also have that same excitement when coming to Christ. Truth is, I often do not leave a lot of time for our gathering and when we do have time I find myself rushing to get to the next thing. 

I take too much joy in other things and not enough joy when in the presence of Christ. I constantly pour more energy into recovery, work, the gym, YouTube and entertainment. Yet when it comes to Christ He may receive thirty minutes while I give hours to other things. Knowing that, typing these words, my mind is already thinking about how I’m going to make dinner and the YouTube video I’m going to watch while making dinner. I’ve already put a cap on our interaction. 

I know God is always with me yet my mind is not always focused on Him in these moments. This special time is meant to focus my mind on Him, learn more about Him, finding true rest in His presence. The creator of all things, knower of all, King of kings and Lord of lords wants to be around me! What grace He has given and I run away from His priceless love for things that could barely measure to a half a penny. It pricks my heart.