I was listening to Charles Swindoll speaking about trials. He said if we are not in one now, we soon will be. The point is not to make us depressed but to remember that we live in a state of preparedness. We always rest in the Lord, continually knowing his word and trusting in him. If we have this habit, when trials hit we will not easily be knocked off our feet.
Jesus pleaded with his disciples to pray for him just before his crucifixion, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.” But they were too tired. Their bellies were full and the evening was far spent. It is difficult to blame them when we give into the same weakness. The point is not the time of day we seek God, but the fact that we do.
Jesus was warning us, as well as them, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt 26:36-40).
