Nearer Is He Than Breathing

There is a wonderful line in a poem that reads, "Nearer is He than breathing, nearer than hands and feet." I sometimes forget that God is waiting to just talk with me. I'm quick to call on Him when fear and discouragement overtake. I'm fast to seek His counsel when faced with a difficult question. I am hasty in running to Him when loneliness grips me. However, I'm so slow in just spending consistent, regular, committed time with Him. I've never been good at having a dependable and steady prayer life. Its part of an entire package of self-discipline that I seem to have forgotten to pick up when God was handing out the packages of character somewhere at the starting-line. And so, I have run this race haphazardly and without much self-discipline. It's been mostly hit and miss, cross my fingers and hope for the best. What I want is to set goals for my day and complete them. Set goals for my life and cross the finish line. Instead, I'm lumbering, staggering along never really knowing for sure if I'll make it. And so, today I have been reminded that He is near and He is waiting for me to spend time with Him. And He longs for me to live a disciplined life because He knows that ultimately I will be the better for it. Please excuse me now while I spend some time with my Lord who is waiting so near.