“I’ll pray about it and then get back to you.”
“I need to pray about it, first.”
These are things we hear when we ask someone to make a
commitment. These are things we say.
Sometimes, these words are the exact right approach and
answer. We should pray about big
commitments on our time, or lengthy commitments. We should pray about something
that we are not quite sure if God has called us to do, or not. We should pray
when we feel unsettled about saying ‘yes,’ and we should pray when God has
specifically placed something on our heart – but it hasn’t come about.
Prayer is important. It’s powerful.
But there are times when we don’t really need to pray first.
There are times when we know we should say ‘yes.’ However
hesitant we may be, we know God is asking it of us.
There are times, when we can fill a need. We have the gift
needed, the money needed, or the tools needed. There is no need to pray.
There is simply a need to jump in with action and give of ourselves on behalf
of the Lord.
I think we shouldn’t delay doing good things at times. We
don’t need to pray about giving a hungry person food. We don’t need to pray
about letting a hurting person come over to talk. We don’t need to pray about
whether or not we should send someone an encouraging note.
We should.
There are things that we should quickly and heartily do in
life – without having to pray about them, first. We should be generous people,
gentle people, loving, kind, and caring.
If we have something to give, something to help someone else, we should
give it. Quickly. Lovingly.
Prayer is an important part of our lives; there is no doubt.
But sometimes we can use it simply as an excuse to delay doing something that
we need to do.
Loving others is a
command. There is no need to pray
about that. So if we have a chance to show that love – we should
immediately step in without any doubts.
Without any prayer.
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