Life gives me opportunities, if I take the time to look for them. Just this week I discovered at least 2 if not more.
I was busy and had projects at home I wanted to do, but I also needed to meet with an advisor. I really did not want to make the drive and could have initialed it by a phone call from home, but I do believe the best results are gained by face-to-face contact. During the visit we both took time sharing personal information. He did not say as much, but his family stories and life told me he was a Christian. What was most important was that his wife struggled with an illness. This is my main point. Because I listened, I picked up the fact that here was a lady who needed prayers. I Could Do That!
The next day I wanted to stay at home and do “my thing,” but I also felt the need to support a family member who was committed to helping a friend with a “minor medical” procedure which did not turn out to be so minor. Instead of a few hours in the hospital, it turned into an all-day process. Also, we had to deal with unexpected car issues. Without telling the whole story, the one having the procedure stated, “I am scared.” It was then I realized that, here again, this was someone that needed prayers.
Life can be busy- life can get hectic---but there is always someone who needs prayers. I just have to take the time and look for them. It can be a part of "running the race that is set before us (me)."
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1 KJV
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