Colossians 4:2
Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
I came across this saying from Corrie ten Boom, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?”
At first I thought, “Oh, that is so cute!” Then I read it again and I felt like she was really asking me? I mean I felt a deep sense of conviction.
I have a prayer journal that I write in everyday. I spend the day often talking to God about anything and everything. So at first, I kind of felt like Peter when Jesus kept asking him, “Do you love me?” (John 21:15-17)
I prayed and asked God to search my heart. Tell me what I needed to know. Immediately, I thought about several times recently when faced with a problem, I quickly contacted a couple of friends to help me through. I even spoke to my husband. Then when I had talked to anybody and everybody, I prayed.
I made God my spare tire!
Believe me, I am not saying don’t reach out to people for help. We are to share each other’s burdens (Galatians 6:2). What I was doing was not seeking God first. I wasn’t letting him steer. Really, what I was doing was trying to run the show and do it all by myself.
Needless to say, Corrie ten Boom’s cute little saying is now printed in my prayer journal and hanging in my office. I am going to try and make sure prayer is my steering wheel and not my spare tire.
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I truly believe this is why things are going so well in FirstKids Elementary. Why do we have such an amazing team of volunteers? Because we PRAYED for each one of them. And we thank God in prayer continually for the amazing volunteers that He’s given us.
Thank you for your beautiful devotions, Tabetha! 😍