36 Days to Meet Jesus: Day 3

Mark 1:29-45

What can I learn from Jesus' prayer life?

Mark 1 is a crazy, busy chapter. In 45 verses, there are 7 stories about Jesus and He goes from simple carpenter to country-wide celebrity.

And in the middle of it all, what happens? Jesus gets up in the morning and spends time with God. The most famous man in history made it a priority to (1) pray and (2) get alone.

At this point in Jesus' life, the entire area is chasing Him around everywhere. In fact, He can't even stay in cities because people won't leave Him alone. But He doesn't let the "busy-ness" interfere with His relationship with God.

I am just a simple youth pastor and I let my (so-called) "busy-ness" interfere with my relationship with God... waaaayyy to often. I have my excuses. And they are all terrible.

- I'm tired in the morning (says the guy whose alarm clock goes off at 8:30)
- I'm busy at night (watching TV from about 7 pm until I fall asleep)
- I'm too busy at work (but not too busy to check Facebook at lunch and during breaks)

It's all a matter of priorities. Is my relationship with God a priority?

Why is it that I have no trouble listening to a sermon by Matt Chandler or Francis Chan for 45 minutes, but taking 15 to pray is so hard? Why do I live vicariously through other's relationships with God?

That's a lot of thinking and praying to do today... so I'm going to stop typing and start doing just that.