I think it is safe to say we all have those days when we wake up, take one look at the day ahead of us and dive straight back under the covers.
As much as I wish I could claim that I don't have problems putting the Lord first every morning, I can't. I do not jump out of bed every morning eager to get into God's Word. There are plenty of days where I have to make myself spend time with Him. I was thinking about all of this the other day; I had just felt so guilty of those feelings lately.
I could not understand why it was so hard to love someone so lovable.
I sat down and began reading Jeremiah chapter 20 and, it is in that chapter, the Lord revealed to me everything I needed.
As I was reading it I realized that Jeremiah 20 seems more of a complaint than a prayer. It is quite personal and just like Job chapter 3, I was getting the feeling of listening in on something that I shouldn't be. Anyways, it clicked with me after I finished the chapter-- Jeremiah was showing us that we can and we must take our troubles to the Lord in prayer.
At one point, Jeremiah is physically, emotionally, and spiritually bent out of shape and he tells God all about it.
Even Jeremiah- a prophet of God- had times of dryness, wanting out.
No matter who you are, there are going to be times when it gets rough and spiritual maturity means to go into your closet and pour out everything to God--to be completely weak.
A lot of times a cry is the most spiritually mature thing to utter.
No talking about miracles, no talking about what things you have gained--but with empty, desperate hands crying: I don't understand, but I know You do!
There is nothing that tells the truth about us as Christians so much as our prayer life.
Something I really learned form Jeremiah 20 is that spiritual maturity doesn't always live on the Mt. top.
So whenever you don't feel like praying, pray anyways.
Honesty in our relationship with the Lord is the most healing thing of all.
What a man is on his knees before God, that he is- and nothing more.
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