Stuck in Traffic? (Tip 5 )

 

Hebrews 13:15-16 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  

How to Pray without Ceasing

• Kelly O'Dell Stanley
• Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
• 5. Pray while you wait.

Most of us waste a lot of time while we wait for our daily grande nonfat mochas—or whatever. A quick online search reports that we each average two years of our lives waiting in line, and the average commuter spends 38 hours a year in traffic. Turn your car into a prayer closet, or let your mind take you someplace else while the person in line ahead of you buys her drink using four nearly-empty gift cards and then empties her coin purse of pennies. 

Transform that “wasted” time into something meaningful—pray for the people you expect to encounter that day or the tasks you need to accomplish. Give thanks for your day, for the job paying for your favorite caffeinated beverage, for the young man working as a cashier to pay his college tuition, for the extravagant blessing of a giant store stocked with more products than we need. Count your blessings—because they’re everywhere—and make those minutes count.

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If you have ever been stuck in Atlanta (or any place else, for that matter) during rush hour, you know how time consuming it is, and how bored you can be. This too, can be a time of spending time with  God, instead of playing games on your phone perhaps. And it always is time well spent because God knows you could well be doing other things instead, and he will honor that.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. Have a lovely and blessed Saturday.