It doesn't take much to throw my entire schedule out of whack. With three young kids there always seems to be a new crisis or tragedy around every corner. (And yes, to a four year old losing your socks is a monumental crisis.) My wife and I have learned how to surf the waves of parenthood while mostly maintaining a life rhythm, but when one of us gets sick or runs into a major obstacle everything gets put on hold.
I confess that my devotional time is one of the first things to get put on the back burner in my daily schedule. (Devotional time is the second thing to get postponed right after getting to the gym.)
I would suspect I'm not alone in that regard. I suspect it does not take much for any of us to ask God to wait while we attend to the chaos of life.
The problem with putting God on hold is that I need to lean on God in the difficult times. How can I lean when I've asked God to come back later?
When Kaia was sick and I was taking care of her and three kids, I found myself a bit short tempered towards the end of the day. That is when I remembered I postponed my devotional time and now I was running on empty. I did not feel right again until I said bedtime prayers with my daughter. Ah, the healing power of prayer.
How often do you ask God to come back another time?
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