27 Feb 07 Spinning Plates & Prayer Impulses

Ever see the people that spin a few dozen plates, all at the same time, on dowel rods?  We watch in fascination wondering if they will be able to keep it all together.

Ever felt like this variety act was an accurate representation of your life?  How many plates are you currently spinning?

We’re not in the business of impressing each other by how many plates are spinning.  We are in the business of impressing each other with the need to follow through on prayer impulses.

You’ve had them, right?  That moment when you know it’s the right time to pray.  Of course, I’m not suggesting there is a wrong time to pray.  There are those moments, however, when you absolutely know in your heart that "what we should do right now is pray."

Sometimes that impulse comes when you’ve heard some troubling news. Sometimes that impulse comes when you’ve heard some exciting news.  Sometimes that impulse comes when you’re worried, or frightened.  The hope is that impulse comes when a time of temptation or trial comes.

We all have quite a few plates spinning right now.  That we have so many plates spinning is not a reason to ignore but to carry through with these prayer impulses.  Put the book down, turn the TV off, shutdown the computer, do what you have to do and give in to this impulse to talk to God.

And, if a plate should happen to quit spinning?