Step by Faith

“We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defence. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all." -Oswald Chambers

These words are certainly true of me. I often don't bring a situation to God until i've tried to fix it 100 times and dug myself into a black pit. What's more, whilst i'll eventually bring my crap to God i often forget to bring the good to him.

I think that's a problem we are all a bit guilty of. We're quick to blame God for the bad or to expect him to be our superhero, however, we're equally quick to forget to thank him for all the good he's doing in our lives. When we get that job we went for, when we do well on an assignment, when we have a good day or something as simple as a beautiful sunset or nice weather.

Christmas is a time of remembering the best thing that God has done for us. Jesus. He sent his only son whilst we were still sinners. Before we sinned! It's a time of giving thanks. This year lets do one step more. Let's make a commitment to use prayer as a first defence, to make God a part of all our life not just pigeon holed to church and holidays. What's more, let's make an effort to thank God for the good and not just blame him for the bad, we should bring him both the beauty and the pain.

"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus"- Philippians 4:6-7