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The way we wait reveals if God truly is sufficient for us.

To forego habits of prayer, Bible reading, & church involvement until life is less chaotic, will mean that a significant portion of our lives is spent largely w/o attachment to & dependency upon Christ...& one could argue that these are the years we need Him most. We must ask: 'How can we hold fast to the Lord thru His Word, prayer, & His Church?' It's not only possible to press on in perseverance, it's necessary.

To forego habits of prayer, Bible reading, & church involvement until life is less chaotic, will mean that a significant portion of our lives is spent largely w/o attachment to & dependency upon Christ...& one could argue that these are the years we need Him most. We must ask: 'How can we hold fast to the Lord thru His Word, prayer, & His Church?' It's not only possible to press on in perseverance, it's necessary.

"The people in your church need you to be devoted to the Word & to prayer. Our spiritual disciplines don't just benefit us. We don't follow Jesus in isolation...Both the church & the world need you to be faithful in your spiritual disciplines. As Christians, we depend upon one another to uphold one another when we're weak or discouraged, and the world needs the hope of the gospel that we experience every single day."

Talking about pursuing the Lord when your hands are full or in busy seasons, Glenna Marshall writes: “Survival mode for the wear Christian is not hibernation from Christ but perseverance in Christ.”

Re-reading this with two girls from my church!