Did that title grab you? Well, what if I told you a man slaughtered so many animals that the number was too great to count?? Unbelievable? Read on…

This morning, in reading from the Bible, and something hit me. It says in I Kings 8:

I thought, wow, thousands? Well, I’d have to guess no, since at the dedication of the temple, scripture later says:

So in order to make the trek from where the ark was housed to the temple Solomon built, they probably didn’t take more than a step or two at a time without sacrificing an animal.

And this is where I had my epiphany: That’s just like our lives. We shouldn’t move ahead once we have His guidance more than a couple of paces without covering what we’re doing in prayer and offering our lives, our works, our hearts as a sacrifice to Him. Solomon kept the blood sacrifice over his actions and movements. We should do the same.

A few years ago, my family went through what our pastor called a Desert–much like the Israelites. I confess that during that time, I was broken in more ways than one. Though I am grieved to admit it, I no longer believed prayer worked–I was lost in hopelessness. Then, about a year ago, I read the book Committed But Flawed by Cecil Murphey This book revolutionized my thoughts about prayer. I took what, for me, was a huge step of faith and started praying again. Amazingly, God responded almost immediately. This gave me the courage to keep praying. I believe God said to me recently that what He wanted to accomplish in my life and that of my family’s would only be done through prayer. Well, hello! I guess that means more commitment to prayer. 😀

So, there it is. Not really that profound, but it was a kewl to me.