13 Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous,[a] be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13 CSB)

There are days that I feel anything but corageous and strong.

We all experience this in life. Times we are down, exhausted and consumed with ourselves.

These are the times we need to reach out to God most in prayer. The times where we need Him to draw closest to us, but to do so we must first draw close to him. Prayer and reading of the Word can help draw us nearer.

In fact I find this need for closeness each and every day. Writing these devotionals out, for me, is an act of both reading and prayer. Know that I need these every bit as much, possibly more, than any of you.

I must begin and end my day, if I expect to stand firm, with prayer and reading of the Word.