Our flesh resists prayer; it constantly can find reasons to keep us from our times with Lord. It will be too tired, busy, or hungry.
Indeed, Jesus’ words to Peter in the garden of, “your spirit is willing, but your flesh is weak” resonates among us as well—even as the Lord continues to ask us to watch and pray with Him.
We can nearly always have an excuse not to pray. Now we need an excuse to pray!
But Paul encourages the Colossians, and us, with the words to “continue steadfastly in prayer.” To be steadfast means to be fixed in direction, resolute, firmly established. Thus, the Apostle is telling us to discipline ourselves and pray.
It is imperative in this day and time to make prayer a priority and to be fixed in that direction.
We really need to have a firmly established time set for our prayer that is more than our drive to work or the last five minutes before we fall asleep.
Truthfully, our spiritual lives depend on it.
Be steadfast in prayer is Paul’s charge to us today. If you don’t have a set time of prayer, ask the Lord to help you establish such; if you have established that time, entrench it and continue to enjoy His presence.
