Finding the time and a place to "quiet" myself enough to hear God's voice has been a challenge for me lately. There are so many other influences that seem to consume my time and energy, distracting me from what I know I need to do more of. Below is a great article on meditative prayer which is helping me refocus my priorities and seek more quiet time...
WE NEED TO FIND A QUIET PLACE TO
BE WITH GOD
AND HEAR HIS WORD
CLICK | "Meditative Prayer" article
"We have some idea, perhaps, what prayer is, but what is meditation? Well may we ask, for meditation is a lost art today, and Christian people suffer grievously from their ignorance of the practice. Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God."—J.I. Packer
"We have some idea, perhaps, what prayer is, but what is meditation? Well may we ask, for meditation is a lost art today, and Christian people suffer grievously from their ignorance of the practice. Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God."—J.I. Packer
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