Prayer is the Vaccine

This was supposed to be a daily post, for my own benefit, from the start. I did so well the first couple of months. Then, this past few weeks, I’ve been falling behind. I don’t like this trend. The posts help me keep focused on what is important, eternity rather than petty things. Prayer helps me keep that focus, and these posts help me remember to pray.

Wouldn’t you think that it would be so easy to remember to pray at a stressful moment? I have always wondered why I do not remember as often as I should. It’s so easy to just shrug it off by saying “life gets in the way.” But life would be so much easier if I would just pray for the help I need instead of barging ahead on my own, not knowing if I am following God’s plan for me.

I notice that when I ask for his help, I feel much better. I might still be unsure of myself. I might still have problems. But I feel better. Why? Maybe it’s the fact that in praying, I am hoping for an answer. Hope is the driving force in helping me to keep moving forward. If I have no hope, I will not just stall, I might even fall backward. Depression is not in my makeup. Yet. But any of us is prone to anything, given the right circumstances. Hope is the antidote. Prayer is my vaccine. These posts are my vaccinations.

Dear God, fill me with hope every day, guide me on the path you have chosen for me, and more that anything else, keep me focused on you as much as humanely possible.