Parable Of The Two Sons Prayer

Lord Jesus, one son said, "I will not," and then he went. The other said, "I will, sir," and then he did not. You did not praise the rude son for being rude. You praised him because he finally went to work. That is the part I need. I say yes to You in church, in prayer, in my quiet time. Then I walk away and do nothing about it. I drift. I forget. I let the yes die in my mouth. Save me from a smooth, easy kind of obedience that costs me nothing. If I have to wrestle with what You are asking, let me wrestle. But then let me go. Let me walk into the field. Let me do the next plain thing right in front of me. Better a rough yes that turns into real work than a polished yes that turns into nothing. Amen.