Morning Prayer as a Kick Off
“
Personal prayer life is one of the elements of my faith that I struggle with on a regular basis. I love God, and therefore, prayer should be a more integral part of my life. I need to be more disciplined for taking time away, but I try every morning to pray on my drive into work. I am not sure whether it is being tired or other factors, but I often feel the time is cold. With all of that in mind, I really appreciated Burk Parsons suggestion. I sometimes feel like I am muttering a foreign language to God, and the suggestion to use Christ’s own words as He directed us is great.
Any other thoughts on how to enrich or better set aside time to be with God? Not looking for shortcuts, but more how to make the time more focused and valuable.
I always seem to lack the "discipline" for my spiritual disciplines.
I have been doing a short daily devotional. They are literally small bits of scripture with some commentary. What I like is that it makes me slow down and concentrate on God's word in a way that normally don't when I am just reading. Since the devotional isn't about getting through the bible in a certain amount of time, it really frees me up to meditate on the 5 or 6 verses that I am reading. Very rewarding.
Yeah, I have found similar efforts in my life, less is more, have been really rewarding as well. I am resting in that my relationship with God is a mirror of healthy relationships with say my kids. Often spending time together has less to do with the actual activity and more to do with the time itself occurring.