So here's something that I thought of a few days ago. Actually, I'm not sure if I thought of it myself, or it was a word from God. Regardless, when it entered my mind it really touched me. I was thinking about prayer, and the thought came to me that when we fail to pray on a regular basis, it's NOT like we're refusing to pick up the phone and call God. I mean, that is one analogy one could give, but I think it's a lot more like the phone is ringing already, and God is on the other line, and we're refusing to pick it up.

I'm sharing this not to make people feel guilty about not praying, but to convey the idea of just how persistently God is trying to communicate with us, and the fact that he ALWAYS takes the initiative. He is always the one making the call. Jesus said that no man can come to him unless the Father draws him. We cannot be the initiators. Was it AT&T who had the slogan "Reach out and touch someone"? The thing is, it is impossible for us to "reach out and touch" God. But then again, we don't need to because the phone is constantly ringing. All we have to do is pick it up.

Mas

So I've still been reading that book, A Short Method of Prayer, but the rest of it isn't nearly as good as those first few pages. So in short, don't buy the book. Just find it in the bookstore, stand up and read the first few pages, then try to do what it says.

Now it's back to school time, which for me means no more luxury reading. Nope. I can only read school stuff and the Bible. That's all I'll have time for. And maybe one book that I can read on weekends, but that's definitely it.

I taught my first class today. It went pretty smoothly. I'm still really nervous, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to love it.

Well, I'll keep you updated on how it goes. Later.

~Ken, Born of Fire