One-Minute Victories

Today I tried the one-minute prayers at work. I wrote "one minute" at the beginning of each hour, from 8 am to 5 pm, on the calendar on the laptop. I made it repeat every Monday through Friday. Then I added an unobtrusive alarm sound that only lasted about one second.

On the hour, I hear the sound of a glasses clinking as if someone has just proposed a toast. At that point, I reset my timer on the iPad for one minute. I pray until the timer sounds. Isn't technology wonderful?

It was great. At 8:00 this morning, I was still at home, so I prayed the one minute at home. I thought about what I could pray about for one minute. I decided that I would pray for my friends who are joining me in this What Would Happen If You Prayed 40-day challenge. Each of you who asked for a prayer scripture booklet received one minute of prayer this morning. :-) For some of you, I prayed for more than a minute. HAHAHA. And TWIMC: yes, you do need to be prayed for. :-) We all do.

It was fun praying in that way. It was difficult to finish praying in one minute though. At work I was a little distracted by . . .  you know . . . work. It's not easy to type and pray. On some hours, I had to start over a few times.

I thank God for showing me simple ways to do things. It sounds complicated by the time I set the calendar here and the timer there, but it works for me. I pray anyway throughout the day, but it was nice to take a break on purpose to acknowledge God and to thank Him for all that He's doing in our lives.

I am working on my goal of creating a culture of prayer in my life so I can fulfill:

Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 NLT

Lord God, thank You for giving me wisdom and a strategy to help me remember to stop and praise You throughout the busy day. Thank You for my friends who are praying with me and reading the Word with me. Did I mention to You that I am truly thankful for my friends? You've given me some of the best friends ever. I don't feel like I deserve them, but You've been gracious to me because You know what and who I need in my life. They all add something precious to me; I want to do the same for them. You're a wonderfully awesome Father. Please bless my friends. Help them to draw closer to You and to know You better. Show Yourself strong and loving to each one of them. Bless them with good health, peace, joy, and prosperity. I know this is Your will for them so I am confident that You will answer in Jesus' name. So be it!