"A Praying Place for Yourself

"A Praying Place for Yourself
Private Prayer Places

Ephesians 6:18 says
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

A personal space for prayer can really be just about anywhere that you can stay (relatively) undisturbed. Perhaps there's a quiet place in a park or woods or field, or a garden (as Jesus did). Maybe there's a really good rock to sit on, overlooking the beach and the sea. Your prayer place may be up on the roof of a flat-roof apartment building or dorm, or maybe on a balcony or even a fire escape. Indoors, maybe it's the bedroom your children grew up in and left, or a corner of the den. Or maybe all you can muster up is a closet. God doesn't care if there's still a mop in it, what matters to God is that you are in it. When you get down to it, it's only a prayer room when someone's praying in it. (You may be more likely to use the room if it's cleaned out and set aside just for prayer.)

There are some good things to have on hand in personal prayer places. A Bible, perhaps a notepad or journal and pen for writing down thoughts or prayers, perhaps headphones and some spiritual music or nature sounds. Indoors, a lamp is a good idea; outdoors, a flashlight would help.

The prayer space is not chosen so people can see you pray, nor is it a place to relax and fuzz out. It is a place to lose yourself in or to lose track of time, a place to wrestle with the Creator, "to feel one's body made a temple of the Holy Ghost", as Charles Spurgeon put it. What matters most is not the place itself; what matters is that the place helps you to be able to pay full attention to the most important of all relationships, with God!

Philippians 4: 6-7 says
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


Keep praying!
God Bless You!