And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you." And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
(Mark 1:35-39 ESV)
It just seems interesting and powerful the way Jesus in the trinity is in communication with God. I love that Jesus even gives us a model of prayer. Jesus is the one in most intimate relationship with God the father and yet Jesus gets up early to pray to his Father right before big transition happens and Jesus begins to really move his ministry from town to town.
Lord I am just really feeling the need to be in prayer and be more dependent on God. These past weeks have been hard as I have really had to wrestle with some idols in my life and my expectations of God and the way he interacts with us. Tonight I found out my church back home and that congregation may not be able to support my ministry financially which is a major blow to my financial support team. But I want to respond in faith and prayer trusting God will provide for what he has planned and that it is ok I am not in control and that things are going to be hard.
All of this has been hard but good to really push me to depend on God alone not relationships, success, a particular church, not my plans or expectations. God help me to trust in you and persevere through prayer and a continued faithfulness to you God in all I do.
Amen
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