Something to Keep In Mind

Romans 12:12 (NLT)
Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

I am definitely glad that God has everything planned out for me, because I certainly could not do it on my own. The second part of the verse is important too, because those are two of my big weaknesses: patience and prayer. I tend to only pray when I am extremely stressed or when I feel the need to ask for some some sort of "favor." But this verse says always be prayerful - not "after you have tried to solve your problem on your own and failed, then pray for help." We have to remember that God should be our first resort, not our last.