Where I'm being challenged by the Lord today is what does "prepared" really mean? For me, being prepared meant that I was spending time reading the Bible, spending time praying and writing in my journal, attending church, reading books by other Godly men, listening to sermons on podcast, learning from every stream I could find to learn from. All good things to do.
The last couple months, I've slacked in the things I was doing that would match my idea of "prepared". I still did everything, but just not as much, sometimes going a few days without having my normal routine.
What's interesting, as I look back at the last couple months, I'm finding that through this time...God still used me. I also realized that even though I wasn't doing some things as much, I was still praying, and in some cases praying more than I had before. I realized that by reducing the "noise" of everything I was doing to be "prepared", that I was able to hear from Him more clearly and often.
For me, today, what it means to be "prepared" has changed. Being "prepared" is about my heart not about what I can learn and cram into my head. Being prepared is being in submission to the Lord, hearing and doing what He is asking me to do.
Are you prepared? What does "being prepared" mean to you?
