“Howbeit that was not first which was spiritual, but that which is natural …”  – I Corinthians 15:46

We can breakthrough, if we do our part.  Sometimes we have not seen breakthroughs to higher spiritual heights because we have not done the “natural” things we need to do.

The other day I was preparing to spend time with God, but my mind was cluttered. There were some things that had been lingering for weeks that I had not “gotten around to”, but they needed to get done.  As I went to pray, some of those things popped in my head, like a pop-up window on a computer screen.

I put my prayer time on pause, took care of the things that needed to be done, resumed,  and was able to experience great clutter-free time with God – where life is, and power, and answers.

When you are in prayer and stuff comes in your mind, don’t ignore it.  If it is evil, rebuke it.   But, if it is stuff that you know you need to do, talk to God about it and then obey Him.   It could be that you need to get those things done in order to please God.

God help us to learn that you care about everything that concerns us.   Help us not to ignore natural reality in the name of being spiritual.  While we don’t allow natural reality to determine our faith, and while we do not look at the things which are seen, there are some natural things that God requires of us.   Seek God and make it happen.  Then, live in the clutter-free presence of the living God!