ARE YOU SETTLING FOR SECOND BEST?

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This morning as I was dressing for work and 

praying the thought came to me that 

I had heard repeatedly growing up.  

The saying was, "Take time to pray".

and "Take time to be Holy".

The more I pondered on this thought, 

the more I realized that we 

shouldn't take time to be 

Holy or take time to pray.

What we need to be doing 

is; being Holy as God is 

Holy and praying without 

ceasing.  These are two 

areas in our lives that 

need to flow constantly as 

the water flowing down 

a river.  

When you stop the water from 

flowing down the river, someone

is going to have to do without.  

The same is true in our lives, 

if we stop the flow of 

prayer, there are peoples 

lives that will be affected.  

If we stop being Holy, 

it will affect our lives and 

the lives of many others 

around us. 

I have experienced this 

myself as others stop

serving the Lord and 

living their lives for 

themselves, many times

it has affected my life.  

Why do we feel it so 

difficult to pray without 

ceasing or be Holy as 

God is Holy. 

I personally feel it is due

to the fact that we try to 

make it harder than it is. 

Prayer is a continual 

adoration and expression 

to God about what is going 

on in our lives.  We express

ourselves very well to people

all day long, everyday and 

feel awkward when we start

expressing our adoration 

to the Lord on a continual 

basis.  

Is this because we were 

taught to be so busy in life 

that we must take time to 

pray?  

We need to make a conscious 

effort to do the opposite.  Let's

take time to neglect all the

things that fill our schedule

and fill it with praying

without ceasing and taking 

the time to be Holy. 

When we do so, the joy

and continent from our own 

lives will flow over onto the banks

and the people we come in contact

with will become refreshed and 

desire to sit by the shores and 

drink from the waters we 

have chosen to drink from. 

Pray without ceasing.

I Thessalonians 5:17

But as he which hath called you 

is holy, so be ye holy in 

all manner of conversation;

Because it is written, 

Be ye holy; for I am holy.

I Peter 1:15-16