I've been on a "stay-cation" this week at home, reading, writing and spending time with my family. Other than the murder mystery I finished, I've been absolutely blessed by "Crazy Love" a recent work by Pastor Francis Chan. I would love for WBC to read this work. In light of our present, August fast I was shocked as I began to read chapter 1 entitled "Stop Praying". In our "wordy" culture our words have lost so much of their meaning thus we must stop and think and learn about who God is before continuing to pray. This has inspired me going into this Sunday's service as we will be singing "Revelation Song"which encapsulates for me the throne-room view of worship from Revelation 4.
I would encourage you today to pray less and read and meditate more before the multitude of your words lose their meaning. Need help? Listen to Francis Chan discuss chapter 1 of his book here or better yet, read Isaiah 6 and/or Revelation 4. In preparation for this Sunday's worship service and for a deeper experience in the throne-room of God let us pause and practice what we preach to our children: "think before you speak".
