When I was employed in full-time child care, I found it easy to make time for daily prayer and meditating on the Bible. The day would naturally have quiet moments and I was blessed with the ability to make faith a part of the day for me and the kids.
It got a lot harder when I jumped over to corporate America. Working full time, fulfilling my church responsibilities, taking care of a home and performing my other wifely duties makes for a full day. I have much more demand on my time than I used to and I often feel the stress of that demand.
A few weeks I go I became convicted about my time management habits. Though I devotedly follow a Bible reading plan and send up prayers throughout the day, I lost the time I used to spend just sitting at the Lord’s feet. So I decided to set aside 15 minutes every day to close myself into a room and seek the face of Jesus.
I pray for a lot of the same things every day. I pray for my husband, our marriage, our future kids and our ability to parent them and train them in the ways of the Lord so they commit to Him at an early age and obey Him all their lives. I pray the same for my nieces. I pray for the struggles other family members are having, my church and my work. I pray for the relationships I have with my coworkers and that I would daily be a testimony of Jesus to them.
I don’t feel bad about praying for the same things every day because they’re important things. Some days I struggle with finding the time because I’m not home to lock myself into my room. But this I know, my life is better for doing it and everything else I do is affected by it. My temperament is sweeter, my home is more peaceful and those I love are being looked after.
Fifteen minutes isn’t a lot of time in a day and it’s a commitment I can keep. As I grow, I want that time to grow too. Can you imagine what it’s like to experience the blessing of a full “sweet hour of prayer”? It would be amazing!
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