Time in the Closet

But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 

- Matthew 6:6

The "room" Jesus spoke about here was most likely a reference to the prayer shawl and to the needed time of private prayer.  It caused me to ponder the value of the time we set aside to devote in private prayer... whether sitting at our bedside, the dinning room table, or alone on the couch.  We don't need to go into a "closet" or necessarily under a shawl (though that is always an option!).  The point is to take time alone and focus on the Lord.


Why?


Relationship.


What if you determined you were too busy to spend time alone with your husband?  More-so, you did this for an extended period of time... a day, 3 days, a week... more.  How would your relationship be?

It is much the same with God.  When we determine to not set aside that quiet, alone, prayer time, we are detaching from our source of all hope and help and comfort and celebration in our life.  Over time, his messages to our hearts, our reception, and ultimately our relationship deteriorates.  


We should never be too busy not to pray.  

Can't seem to get alone with the Lord?  Worst-case-scenario there is the bathroom, the car on the way to the store, or even literally a closet (I have done that a few times in desperation!)


Let us be desperate for His presence by being desperately in prayer.  Don't miss a day!!  He is faithful, let us be faithful too.


Be blessed in prayer,

God used prayer to transform my life in some most profound ways.  You can read about it in "Testimonies; The Power of Prayer" by clicking below: 

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Praying hands image created by my sweet husband :)