“I try to get up in the morning and spend time with God like others do,” a woman confessed, “but I can’t seem to do it.”
I knew right away that she had been trying to fit into a mold that someone else had carved out for her. We do it all the time. We have done it our entire lives, so then it would only make logical sense to carry that “I-want-to-be-a-part-of-the-club” mentality with us into the Kingdom of God.
For instance, there was a time that I would fall to my knees and pray before I went to bed. Then I heard someone telling us how to get closer to God. “You don’t have to get on your knees,” he said. “There are so many postures to prayer. I can pray lying in bed.”
So I tried it. I tried to do what he said. After all, he had more experience with the Lord than I did, and if I wanted to fit into this new club, I should do the same. It did not work for me . . . it only serve to break a rhythm for me.
We must remember that God is our plumbline. He is the one upon whom we should set our sights and focus. He is the One who tells us how He likes us to worship Him or commune with Him. I am the only one who can be ME with Him. You are the only one who can be YOU with Him.
Notice, God did not give a hard and fast rule on how to spend time with Him. Yeshua got up early in the morning — but He never said, “This is how it is to be done.” He prayed on a mountain, in a boat, before a tomb — but he never said, “You need to kneel here or lie there!” And if He did not say it, maybe I should not listen to others who tell what posture I should take or the time of day I should pray. Yeshua just wants us to love Him. He just wants our time! If that works for you best lying in bed, then do it! Kneeling! Do it! Lying prostrate! Do it! Praying in the morning! Yay! At night! Hurrah! All day long! To God be the Glory!
PRAYER: Forgive us for allowing others to fit us into their molds. Help us to forgive them and ourselves for placing the thoughts and ideas of others above yours. Show me how to worship you as only I can do it! Show me how to spend time with you as only I can do it! Thank you for putting my gaze back upon you.
Enjoy this prophetic song by Misty Edwards: “I Knew What I Was Getting into“:
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