Monday, July 17, 2017

CHOOSE: MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

"Ministry of the interior" is Oswald Chambers analogy (in a nutshell) for prayer. (My Utmost for His Highest, 6/20) A most important ministry.
Prayer is what I've needed these last few weeks. A need to intercede for many others (Job 42:10) as well as to pray for myself. Praying for myself seems far harder to do. Certainly I do it less often.
But lately, as a "phrase from the funnies" jolted me, I realized that "no matter where I go, I carry so much in the confines of my head."

That's why, for me, it's so important to have those thoughts be prayerful ones---for both self and others. Remembering to prayerfully take thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5) helps to dispel the worries and fear which so easily consume my "interior."