When Every Thought's a Prayer

One of the things I've noted over the years is that our thought life can run amok in the midst of serious situations. You know those, like a government that is desperately trying to destroy the bill of rights by subterfuge..that sort of thing.

When Paul told us to "pray without ceasing," (1 Thess 5:17) I have always maintained that he was talking about staying in constant communication with the Lord. That does NOT mean running off to the prayer closet every time something happens. It means we train our thoughts to become prayers and stay in touch at all times.

There have been some scary moments in my life, and some discouraging ones. In each of those things I am driven to change my thought process so that it allows the Lord to be close at all times. We shouldn't have to work ourselves up into a "spiritual place"- because Jesus already gave us access. We have access by training our thoughts.

In that place, we can know the mind of Christ. In that place we can see truth..which, considering our current situation in America, can cause us some anxiety. But also in that place we can feel and sense His heart. In case you think I do it right all the time, I don't. But when I do stay in contact with Him, things are easier to handle. We probably will never totally "pray without ceasing" while we live on the earth, but we can train ourselves to get as close as possible. The way things are going out there, such an ability might just save our lives in more ways than one!