“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for” (Hebrews 11:1-2).

The heroes of scripture didn’t know the ending…they just trusted in the One who wrote their story.

• They obeyed without guarantees
• They walked without knowing where
• They believed God when everything around them looked impossible

Take a toddler. The toddler doesn’t need to know where, what, when – in fact, it would be pointless to explain the details to a toddler. All that the toddler needs is to trust the hand he/she is holding onto.

We are that toddler.

The heroes of scriptures – all they needed to know was that God was guiding them. That was more than good enough.

Advent is a season of groaning and gladness   
We are glad that Christ has come
We groan for Christ to come again
Advent is an in between time

• Desiring God

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” (Colossians 4:2).

Give prayer a shot? Nope. That’s not what the text says.
Pray when you’re in trouble? Yes. You should do that. But that’s not what this text says.
Pray when you want something from God? Hmmm. That’s not what the text says.
Pray when you have time? Pray when it’s convenient? Nope.

DEVOTE yourselves to prayer.

Make it a priority. Make it a non-negotiable. Make time for prayer as if your life depended on it.

If God is God, and God knows what’s best and God wants what’s best for us, doesn’t it make sense that we would turn to God and ask him what he has in mind? That’s where prayer comes in. It’s not just about telling God what we want. It’s okay to do that. But that can’t be the totality of prayer.

Since God is God, and God knows what’s best and because God wants what is best for us, you ask God what he wants us to do.

So, do you make time for prayer? Do you make prayer a priority?

If you want to grow up, you will grow up as you discover more of God’s will and heart for you through prayer.