Pray First, Act Later
Theme for this Week: Prayer Cover
Bob Peters
Monday, May 13, 2002
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Pray First, Act Later
Theme for this Week: Prayer Cover
Monday, May 13
Key Bible Verse: We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps (Proverbs 16:9). Bonus Reading:Proverbs 16:1, 3; 19:21; 20:24
The magazine ad for the media company read: "Before deciding on a strategy, developing a plan, or negotiating a deal, we indulge in a nearly forgotten ritual. Thinking."
Has that become true for you? In this cell-phone- and e-mail-driven world in which we live, can you afford the time to think? Can you afford not to? More importantly, substitute praying for thinking in the ad copy.
What can you do to counteract the tendency to act first and pray later? A few tips:
- Start your day that way. Before your feet hit the floor, ask God to order your steps through the day.
- Snack on some Scripture. Keep your Bible handy. There's no better business reference book ever printed.
- One more thing, Daddy. Children have a way of stretching the day when it's time for lights out. If you've lost that feeling of "hanging on for a few more minutes" with your heavenly Father, seek to rekindle the flame at day's end.
So, instead of thinking first, try praying, for starters. I'll guarantee your thinking not only will be more productive, but you'll also find yourself more closely aligned with the Father's will.
—Bob Peters in Life@Work
My Response: Today, I'll work on a reflex of turning to God first.
Thought to Apply: Let prayer be the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
—Matthew Henry (English pastor, Bible commentator, 18th century)
Adapted from: Life@Work/SPAN (11-12/00) by permission.
Copyright © 2002 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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May/June 2002,Vol. 5,No. 3
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Oh God, I want to stay focused on You this week. Help me to turn to You frequently—and find it increasingly the natural thing to do.
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