School has definitely started. I've gotten through two weeks of classes, meet-and-greets, and orientations. Things have been extremely busy, and to complicate matters even more, I got a nasty virus last week. I don't expect the pace to slow down much. Soon there will be papers due, club functions, and all manner of busy college life to keep up with.
It is interesting to note that, with seemingly fewer and fewer hours in every day, my sinful human nature is quick to cut prayer out first. My daily devotions, which had become a habit over the summer, have been the first things to get shortened or skipped altogether. "Real life" keeps getting in the way! For example, I have made a commitment to exercise for half an hour every day. No one is making me do this, I am doing it on my own because I know it will give me great health benefits. However, when it comes to God's word, which delivers greater benefits than any amount of exercise, half an hour seems unreasonable. I weasel it down to 15 minutes if that. My old adam refuses to make time to be daily drowned in God's word!
Fortunately God is gracious, and so far He hasn't fried me to a crisp for ignoring Him. Instead He keeps calling me to repentance and offering his forgiveness. Fortunately He will not send me to Hell for going out for some late night ice cream instead of saying my prayers. Thank God that my salvation does not depend on how much I pray. Rather, prayer is a gift of faith receiving the promises of God. The question then is why would I refuse the gift of prayer?
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