ZHOP

The Zadok House of Prayer has been my haven these days. I wake as close to 5am as I can muster and walk 200 feet to a (Ware)house of prayer. I meet the tired but faithful few gathered sitting quietly before the Lord. This is my life.

I work a part time job to cover my very basic needs. But my focus is Him.

It's such a simple life. Not much that is out of the ordinary.

-5am Wake

-6am Pray Till 12pm

-Then Work (if scheduled)

Finished finally by an early bedtime so that I am capable to get up early again to start another day.
It's a mundane continual rhythm. But the melody God places on top of it is what makes it worth it.

Faithfulness in being obedient to come before Him day in and day out is so opposite to the nature of myself and people in general. But God is exceedingly rewarding to those who are diligent in seeking Him. As I have come before Him each day He shows up softly again and again removing just another layer. It's like He's skimming off the surface of me more and more and I am coming more and more into the core of who I am created to be. Simple and faithful. With eyes that continually become increasingly and increasingly more set on Him. Desires and contentment's reverse and suddenly God becomes so much more than He ever has been to me.

When God started bring up the plan He had for me to stay back from Ireland for a season and be before Him, I was not very pleased. I just kept shrugging it off. Still making plans to return to my new home in Belfast. But over and over it kept coming up and then friends of mine ended up talking to me about it. Until finally choking back my emotions I said yes to the word. And I must say even though I miss my friends so very much, I have never been so happy with my choice. God is doing so many things in me that I don't want any other. Than to just walk to that simple building and sit.

-Alan Anderson