A Little Surprise

My first morning, up before the crack of dawn to pray was a surprise.  I thought my attention span would be challenged.  How would I fill all that time? What would I do if I ran out of things to say?  Was this such a good idea after all?

I took a moment to prepare my heart and earnestly, wholeheartedly asked the Lord to keep my mind free from distractions as I opened my Bible for direction.  As I glanced out of the corner of my eye, I was startled to see a furry, little critter scurrying across my floor.  A mouse in the house!?  This was not off to such a good start. After a small  outburst, I quickly left the house in an attempt to evade the rodent.

I knew I could not stay in the house and talk to God without being distracted. Today would be a prayer-walk kind of day.

"Lord, get that mouse out of my house!"
Not a very holy prayer.
But VERY heartfelt.

The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  James 5:16

1000 Hours is a Long Time!

After participating in a church wide initiative to log a thousand hours of prayer, I felt God whisper to my  heart, "What would change if YOU prayed for 1,000 hours?"

Intrigued?  Yes. I truly believe that the invisible things are often more real than the visible, so I imagined.  Could courses be set?  Could lives be forever changed?  Could dreams be realized? Could unhealthy, destructive patterns be disassembled?
Yes. Yes. Yes and Yes.

I hesitated though.  One thousand hours is a long time.  I am a busy mother of three.  Impossible.  Two months later, I remembered the conversation and realized that I am too busy to not take my prayer life to a new level.

So, how about you?  What might happen in your life if you prayed for 1,000 hours?