Called 4 Jesus

By TA York

Mark 1:35

“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”

Do you notice the more time you spend in the world, the more you are influenced by it? That’s what happens to me.

Imagine a white handkerchief dropped in mud. It can’t be used until it is washed.

That is how we believers are. We have contact with a fallen world. The mud that clings to us are doubt, confusion, anger and other negative emotions.

I find that separating myself and searching for God in the midnight hours is how I get washed clean.

As long as we believers have contact with the world, we won’t find God’s perfect agape. So most nights I pray in the midnight hours. It’s quiet, I learn to let go of the day’s events and I can hear the Holy Spirit clearer.

We have conversations, God replies in Bible text. So I know it’s Him.

So I encourage people to read and memorize the Bible.

Here’s some encouragement for the people.

My body is always in pain. Arthritis is just one of my bodily issues. It’s worse at night. So I’ve been shown to pray and it comforts me.

I’m not just praying for myself. I have a prayer book (pages memorized) of people I pray for.

Some nights, I might sleep 2 hours. Yet I wake up refreshed and full of joy. At lunchtime, I pray, nap and eat. Yes, it can be done in half an hour. Allow God to show you.

After dinner, I listen to soft worship music and pray.

It takes courage and effort to follow through with this. Yes, some days I miss lunch or dinner prayer. Yet, midnight is a must for me!

With constant pain, I could be a grouchy old man. With constant pain, I could lay in bed and grumble how terrible life is. Get up feeling exhausted and regretting the new day.

Yet God has shown me not to focus on my pain. I focus on the pain of others and intercede for them.

I also have conversations with God. The pain I give to God, he’s in control.

I do pray that this article helps someone.

God bless