Prayer.....

Read a wonderful morning devotion about prayer this morning and wanted to share:

"Prayer, even more than sheer thought, is the firmest anchor."

To pray is to surrender.  We let go, finally, of our fruitless attempts to control.  We humbly ask our God to take over, and trust that He can and will guide our steps through all turmoil simply by our asking.

We waste so much energy and valuable time trying to think our way out of our dilemmas: Should I comfort him?.....Maybe I need to quit this job.....Perhaps I should move..... Is it time to end this relationship?......Like a spinning top, our mind swirls in thought, getting us nowhere.  Pausing and turning our thoughts over to God in prayer will ground us in the moment, so we can step forward, our footing secure.

Our prayers won't go unheeded.  Our answers will come at the right moment.  Our part is not to fill our head with incessant thought, but to remain still, and offer an open, quiet mind for God's response.

TODAY....through prayer I will see my way clearly.
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I desperately needed that this morning.  I felt immediate comfort, knowing that my God is just a prayer away, waiting to take over all my concerns and worries if I only just ask Him.  So I bowed my head and started to pray.  Unfortunately, at that same moment, a stray dog entered our yard.  That triggered an immediate response from MY dogs to go NUTS, barking and running around wildly.  In my haste to jump up and calm them down, I spilled my coffee everywhere.  That, of course, led to me moving furniture around in the sunroom so I could clean up the mess.  Which in turn, led to me realizing that I should really just REARRANGE the entire sunroom while I was at it.  By then the rest of the family was up and around and all the busyness of the day had taken over.  My quiet prayer time was gone.  I found myself frustrated and irritated and it was only 9:00am.  Not a good start to my day.  ---HOW do I let that happen?   WHY do I let the devil use daily distractions to take me away from time with my Lord?   Seriously, I'm constantly battling that.   

So here's my question for you guys:  When is the best time in your day for quiet, prayer time?  And what steps do you take to make sure it doesn't get interrupted?

Love you alllllll..... M