“Invite Jesus right into the heart of it all, right there, in the moment.”- John Eldredge
Before discussing prayer for guidance, understanding, and revelation, John Eldredge has a short chapter (Chapter 10- “Pray Now”) on the need to pray right there in the moment. Despite our good intentions when we tell someone we will pray for them, often we forget to follow through on our promise of future prayer.
John states that by stopping to pray right there, in the moment, that practice helps us to follow through and helps the person being prayed for to agree with us in prayer. Mr. Eldredge adds:
“The truth is, there is no ‘later.’ Now is the time to pray, for now is all we have.”
Of course, it is important to pray when you do have time and space to devote yourself to prayer- time to truly seek God.
John them moves on to Chapter 11 (“Let There Be Light- Prayer for Guidance, Understanding, and Revelation”) of Moving Mountains. There he observes that the vast majority of prayers must be some version of , “Help!” Following in second place in the category of “most often prayed” has to be the genre of, “God- what am I supposed to do?”
The author has three suggestion when we aren’t sure how to pray for guidance:
- pray Scripture
- let go of your constant attempts to “figure things out”
- use the technique of praying “Let there be light.” God’s light sheds light on clarity and truth, wisdom and revelation
Today’s question: How have you invited Jesus into the heart of it all when you pray in the moment? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “How to pray for guidance”