Finding time with God...a blessing each morning.

Last night I set the alarm clock for what I thought to be the correct time for getting up this morning. When I entered the kitchen to turn the coffee pot on, I noticed it was actually an hour earlier than I expected! This meant I had even more time to spend in Gods word and prayer. What an unexpected blessing is has turned out to be. My dear friend Andrea Perdue left a book entitled: Dimensions in  Prayer, by the author Douglas V. Steere for me to explore. Cultivating a Relationship with God is the sub title on the front cover.


Seldom do I look for books with such depth to read on a daily basis, however this one is an exception. Communication with God is seeking to explore the intricate truths of His power and grace, so freely offered to us, yet we many times overlook the sheer necessity of the prayerful approach to a Living , Loving, Creator! Oh the joy which floods my soul when He listens to my prayers as I pour out each petition before a Holy God. Sometimes the pure reality of this connection to my Lord causes me to want to shout praises, and yet my heart urges me to stay in communion with Him in my object
simpleness... He is always available!


Prayer is not difficult, rather it is conversation with God. Many have sought to elaborate on this topic, none better to teach us than Jesus in Matthew 6: 9, This is how you should pray: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. As our Pastor preached in church last Sunday At Greentree Church, "Our Father in heaven means we are accepted by Him."


Father God, this morning as I come before you in prayer, the sweet perfume of your holiness causes me to pause in awe and with a  calmness in my soul. These moments of stillness etch my waiting heart with your grace and love. Even as I seek your holy face my waiting mind finds peace in the gentle beating of a heart pressed close to yours. Guide me Father, hold me close as I cling to your strong arms of love. Your simple servant, R.B,