
So here it is. Live life with God in 60 minute intervals for 60 days, known as the 60-60 experiment. I decided a week ago to give this a shot. After all, it seemed to line up with my own convictions of an active prayer life. It started kinda small, ya' know? Every hour on the hour I would pray a small prayer about something relevant to me at that moment. Most of those first prayers only lasted 30 seconds at best. I chose a handful of topics ahead of time too so that as I prayed I would have certain areas of my life starting to get infused with constant prayer.
One of those very specific areas is purity. I listened to a podcast recently from Mosaic about Pornography addiction (listen here) and that got me thinking. Could I ever become that guy? I have known guys that have struggled with this. I have driven by countless strip clubs in my travels. So what can I do to prevent this type of thing from happening to me? Jesus said that the pure in heart will see God and I thought that would be the best way to start this little experiment. Seek purity in thought, word and action. Now, purity is more than just Porn or lust, even though I think this is probably associated with purity the most. For example, if I decide to swear at someone in my mind but do not verbalize it, is my thought life pure? If I have not forgiven someone, is my heart pure? If I decide to sarcastically joke with someone, are my intentions pure? See, purity is more than sexual and that is why I am praying for purity.
So here is where I am today. After a week into this deal, I have become very aware of time and its like I say to myself, "Hey, it's time to pray." This is the first change that I have witnessed. I now have an awareness of talking to God consistently throughout the day. If I don't have something pressing at the moment, I pray for purity. I do not have a canned prayer that I use. I start a conversation with God that tells him what I have on my heart at that moment. Heck, there have been times that I have said stuff like, "God, I really don't like so & so, please help me love them like you do" or "God, I am really struggling right now with making a decision, please help me" or "God, thank you for time alone with you." You get the picture. I do not need to wax eloquently; just tell God what's on my heart at that moment.
Will you join me in the 60-60 experiment?
