{"id":5942,"date":"2020-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:02:58","slug":"day-26-the-secret-of-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/18\/day-26-the-secret-of-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 26: The Secret Of Boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cIf we\u2019re to be truthful, every one of us has been bored in the secret place. Here\u2019s the next little secret that this book is going to reveal with consummate eloquence: Everybody gets bored in their personal prayer life and Bible reading. Even the twelve \u201capostles of the Lamb\u201d fell asleep in the place of prayer (Matthew 26:40-45)!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSo, what should we do when we\u2019re bored? Do it anyway. Persevere. Do the time. Grind it out. Bite the bullet. Allow nothing to dissuade or detour you, boredom included. Sometime along the way, we need to make a determined life decision: \u2018I am devoting myself by God\u2019s grace to the secret place, come rain or shine, good days or bad days, when I feel like it or when I don\u2019t feel like it, when it\u2019s easy and when it\u2019s hard.\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe Lord responds to sincere cries of, \u2018Help!\u2019 When we are feeling especially weak, that\u2019s the time to reach out to Him for the abundance of His grace\u2026Jesus called the Holy Spirit \u2018the Helper\u2019 (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7), because He was given to us to help us in our times of weakness and need. Call on your Helper! \u2018Holy Spirit, I need You right now. Help!\u2019 He will come to your aid because He loves to help us pray.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI am writing this chapter primarily to defuse the enemy\u2019s scheme to burden you with guilt and shame as regards your secret life with God. He tries to tell you that you\u2019re a failure or a hypocrite when, in reality, you\u2019re walking the same pilgrimage that the greatest saints of history have traversed before you. To put it bluntly, sometimes prayer is boring and Bible reading is like eating sawdust. But here\u2019s the good part: One day of exhilaration in the Holy Spirit is worth a thousand days of struggle! \u2018For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand\u2019 (Psalm 84:10). It\u2019s really true.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The more you persevere in the secret place, the very nature of your relationship with the Lord begins to change\u2014and the bad days get fewer and further in between! There\u2019s a threshold to cross in which, once you cross it, the thrill of the secret place grabs your spirit and you gain unparalleled momentum in connecting with God.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe point is, if you stay with it, eventually you\u2019ll \u2018hit pay dirt.\u2019 Eventually the breakthrough will come. There may be a lot of boring hours between here and there, but don\u2019t quit. The greatest things in life\u2014those things that carry eternal value\u2014always come at the steepest price.\u2014<\/em><strong>Bob Sorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOh Lord, this is so true. Many times, I don\u2019t feel like praying or studying Your Word. But thank You for always sending me help. Out of my dryness, usually comes help from above. I will not give up Lord. Even when I feel unwilling and uninterested, I will keep pushing myself. Even when I seem to lack the zeal or desire\u2014I will still keep pushing ahead. Even when I don\u2019t seem to gain anything from my times with Your Word, I will not stop reading. Lord, I am committed to coming to You for I know You see me and will again visit me. Even today Lord, I really feel weak and very sick in my body\u2014but I will find grace in You to still press in and press forward. Holy Spirit, please keep helping me never to pull out of the process just because it seems tough and unexciting. Today may be bad but I know things will change tomorrow. In Jesus name. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when you don\u2019t feel like reading your bible or praying, make a decision to still do it. Never do it based on your feelings. Do it because it is needful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re to be truthful, every one of us has been bored in the secret place. 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