Friday, January 3, 2014
Day 4
Praying Away vs. Praying Through
John 9:3
"There is a big difference between praying away and praying
through. We are often so anxious to get out of difficult, painful, or
challenging situations that we fail to grow through them. We are so fixated
on getting out of them that we don’t get any thing out of them. We fail to
learn the lessons God is trying to teach us or cultivate the character God is
trying to grow in us. We’re so focused on God changing our circumstances that
we never allow God to change us. So instead of ten or twenty years of
experience, we have one year of experience repeated 10 or 20 times.”
Mark Batterson-Draw the Circle
Defining Moment: "A point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc is revealed or identified." Certainly one of my favorite moments in 2013 was the Red Sox winning the World Series. I loved watching a group of talented bearded characters play inspired baseball but with a little more purpose. A tragic horrible event at the Boston Marathon changed everything. It was heartbreaking to see what happened in that moment. No doubt one of the most defining moments for 2013 was when the Red Sox’ 2013 World Series trophy was placed on the finish line, draped in 617. My prayer for the 2014 version of the men's soccer team is that we will "pray our way through" the defining moments of the 2014 season.
