Missionary Donelle Morrell writes this month on prayer:
“But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray” Luke 5:16
I have been pondering this verse the last few days. The words “often” and “slip away” stood out to me. For me, slipping away often looks more like setting the alarm and actually getting up early to pray. And “often” looks a lot like discipline, as in every day. I am always encouraged when the Spirit points things out in the life of Jesus and He reminds me that I can do that too. Slipping away to the wilderness may not be very practical for me as I am teaching my children to read or while I am preparing dinner, but I can “slip away” in my mind as in being intentional to pray while I am doing the regular mommy things.
I know that many of you pray for us as we prepare to leave for Argentina. Thank you for your faithfulness and dedication in lifting our family up to the Father. Please continue to pray for us as we share the ministry with others. Please pray for more missionaries to be equipped to share the love of Jesus with a lost and dying world. Please continue to pray that God would work in the hearts of people to support His ministry through us, and that by God’s grace, we will be in Argentina by September!
