The other day I boarded the Qantas flight to Brisbane Australia to visit with my friends in Citipointe Church here. The flight had a weird schedule. It left Manila at 6:35PM and would arrive at 4:05 AM, Brisbane time.
Knowing the busyness of the week ahead I needed to gather my soul and find rest. I have learned that the key to that is prayer.
Praying in a plane flying on coach is not an easy thing. Naturally I did not want to show my seatmate and the other passengers that I was praying but I knew I needed a serious time of it.
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John Ortberg in his book "The Life You’ve Always Wanted" explained the 2 ways we typically undertake our prayer moments with God. He contrasts 2 different ways of approaching it – motor boating and sailing.
Motor boating is when we crank our spiritual engines and motor through reading, praying, worship, praise and intercession. With little regard for the Spirit of God we run as fast as we can to accomplish our “prayer routine”.
John explains that when praying it is better to view things more like
sailing rather than motor boating. Sailing is about total dependence
on the wind. Sailors instinctively know that the way to go forward is
to wait on the wind. So it is with prayer.
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