有一次，我寫靈修文章寫到一半，突然遇到瓶頸，不知接下來要怎麼寫，便禱告說﹕「上帝啊，我該怎麼辦？」這時，我想起一項研究指出：人們走路時，創造力平均提升60%。於是，我走到我家後面的步道，一邊走一邊繼續向上帝禱告。30分鐘後，我文思泉湧，順利完成先前沒寫完的文章！

列王紀下4章18-35節記載，書念婦人的兒子死了，以利沙和他的僕人基哈西答應這婦人的請求，前去提供幫助。基哈西按照以利沙的指示（29節），將以利沙的杖放在孩子身上（31節）。以利沙向上帝禱告之後，伏在孩子身上。最後，以利沙「在屋裡來往走了一趟，又上去伏在孩子身上，孩子……睜開眼睛了」（35節）。

聖經沒有解釋為何以利沙要「來往走了一趟」，也沒提到以利沙當時在想些什麼。但聖經記載，當以利沙向上帝禱告，沒有得到回應的時候，他並沒有放棄。不難想像，在這緊要關頭，他是一邊走一邊向上帝禱告。

當你遇到瓶頸、毫無頭緒，不知所措時，你會怎麼做？不妨試試「邊走邊禱告」！無論是去戶外走走，還是在家裡踱步，當我們在困境中，向上帝傾心吐意，祂會引導我們解決當前的難題。

I was stuck. I’d written half of a devotional article when my thoughts dried up. “God, what should I do?” I prayed. Remembering research that found that our creative output is boosted by an average of 60 percent when we walk, I headed out to the trail behind my house and continued my conversation with God. Thirty minutes later I was refreshed. I returned to my keyboard and finished the entry.

In 2 Kings 4:18-35, we read that Elisha and his servant, Gehazi, responded to a Shunammite woman’s plea to help her dead son. At Elisha’s instruction (v. 29), Gehazi laid his staff on the child (v. 31). Elisha prayed. Then he laid on top of the boy. At last, “Elisha . . . walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy . . . opened his eyes” (v. 35).

Scripture doesn’t tell us why Elisha “walked back and forth,” nor does it say what he was thinking. What we do know is that when Elisha’s prayers weren’t answered, he didn’t give up. It’s not difficult to picture him talking to God in this urgent situation.

What do you do when you’re stuck at a dead end and don’t know what to do? Perhaps a “prayer walk” is in order. Whether we head out to a trail for a walk or pace back and forth in our home, connecting to God when we’re in need brings answers that address our circumstances.