Saturday’s Reflection
WHAT HELPS CAN WE OFFER for those who struggle to find time alone with God? Consider these ideas. Choose a consistent time and place. If you know that you have a quiet place of retreat for prayer, your time with the Lord can be more inviting and meaningful. In addition, build times of Sabbath or personal retreat into your schedule. Take time, perhaps once a quarter, when you know you can break out of your everyday routine and spend concentrated time in prayer and Bible reading. This practice can really accelerate your growth i prayer and give you new insights from the Lord. Give yourself permission to have regular times of retreat for prayer. . . .
Remember that the Holy Spirit works within each of us to create change. We don’t operate on the world’s philosophy of, “try a little harder, do a little better.” Instead, we submit and surrender to the Holy Spirit daily. Make your time alone with God a priority in prayer. Ask God to carve out time each day for you to meet with him. Then, watch how God answers that prayer!
- Margie Burger
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
From pages 26-27, Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A Study of Personal Prayer,, by Margie Burger. Copyright © 2009 by Discipleship Resources. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
What advice would you share regarding carving out time alone with God? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
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