Matt's Blog

At church yesterday Alan preached about spiritual disciplines, prayer and fasting in particular. A few weeks ago I read an article in Discipleship Journal about spiritual disciplines. I decided then that my prayer life was pretty poor (nearly nonexistant) and that it would be a good idea to do something about it. I decided that 15 minutes a morning would be a reachable goal. I did good for a couple days, but then quickly got out of the groove. Alan's sermon gave me a little motivation to get back in the groove. I'm going to do 15 minutes each morning at school. It's suprising how long 15 minutes of prayer can be (and yet 15 minutes of poker goes like that (snap)). I bookmarked the daily My Utmost for His Highest site just in case I need a kickstart, or I start drifting off at minute 8 or 9 (3 or 4). I think this could go a long way in getting my head and heart ready for the day, in being who Christ would have me be during the day, and in showing my students Christ in me (as opposed to my typical impatient, crabby self).

If anyone wants to pray for me on this, I'd take it.