Higher Ground: Get rid of the distractions. Then you can better spread the word to others.
by Michael and Karen Steele
Matthew 6:6 reads: “But when you pray, go into
your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your
Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.”
The world is so big and so open and so wonderful, so why does the Lord
direct us to go into our room and shut the door to pray or talk to him?
That is because the Lord is way too familiar with how human thoughts can
wander. We start praying and then think of everything we must do that
day or even that week.
We must train ourselves to give ourselves completely to God in prayer.
We must take our minds off us and focus on the Lord. We must train
ourselves to pray. It is only when you have trained yourself to commit
totally to the Lord that you can go out into the fields and mountains,
and even your own backyard, and talk to the Lord without the distraction
of the world around you.
Prayer is so important! Train yourself properly so you will feel
comfortable coming to the Lord in prayer, no matter what our
surroundings are and what our circumstances are.
