Prayer is essential
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Matthew 6:28–29 NKJV)
I was sitting in a friend’s living room when I noticed some crimson red flowers in a vase on the coffee table. I was almost spellbound by their loveliness, and as I gazed at this beautiful creation, I seemed to hear God’s voice telling me, “I want you to be like those flowers”.
If the lilies don’t strive, why do I? I guess it happens when I get my eyes off of God and stop reflecting His light and glory. I start trying to do things in my own strength and haste and end up inadvertently going in the wrong direction. Things stop working out the way I hope.
A flower shines by reflecting God’s glory. It gently sways with the breeze, smiling at passersby and showing them, the love God gave it. A flower is not idle; it is constantly working to take in the light of the sun and transform it into something it can use.
Keeping in touch with God through prayer is essential if we are to grow and blossom like the lilies of the field. And of course, many flowers blossom into fruit! So to be fruitful, we should take the time to absorb God’s sunshine and allow God’s Spirit to pollinate us and others. [1]
The way to serve God at work is to work with a grateful, joyful, gospel changed heart through all the ups and downs to dance with the wind, and to smile through the rain, and to die to self that others may live. - Timothy Keller
[1] Activated Like the Flowers
