Meetings in the Secret Place

Matthew 6:6
"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you"

Our Father tells us to go into your room, your closet, your inner room to pray to Him. Finding a place with no distractions is hard, especially these days. I also get distracted very easily. I've been trying to find a place that has no distractions. Having two dogs that want to whine, bark and play when you want quiet time with God doesn't help this. Also, if you live in an apartment, you know how you can hear everyone that lives above you? that walks down the breezeway? In all of this I'm going to find the perfect place to meet with God. I think this is very important because we as humans and in modern times are so distracted with our phones, social networking and our happiness in materialistic things. I am definitely not against any of these things (obviously) but I do find it very important to put God first in your life. First one you talk to in the morning and the last you talk to at night. The Beginning and the End. The Start and the Finish of your day. I find this hard because I tend to put my husband in first or myself. Then my job and then my dogs and then if I have time I'll worship God in secret. This happens because I have a faulty focus. I need to look through God's lens and not mine. To have a clear lens I need to learn how to focus on the things He tells me to in Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

I encourage you today to go and find your secret place to meet with God! Whether it be in a closet, in your room or somewhere else. Wherever you choose to meet with God be sure there are no distractions and where you can openly praise and worship Our God!

Secret Place
Rachael Lampa
Brent Bourgeois/Chris Rodriguez

You are my Father, I am Your child.
Will You hold me in Your arms
Just a little while
And let me know how much You care for me?
There’s no other place in this world
I’d rather be.
And when I fall down on my knees and pray,
My heart is captured when I hear You say:

“Come with Me My child to the secret place.
I love you, I love you, I love you, oh.
Come and find your rest in the secret place.
I love you, I love you, I love you

Everywhere I turn, everything I see
Reminds me of the joy that You bring to me;
And I...I need You so don’t let me go.
Touch me with Your healing hand.
Tell me that You understand.
When I falter, when I lose my way,
You shine Your light on me and I hear You say:

“Come with Me My child to the secret place.
I love you, I love you, I love you, oh.
Come and find your rest in a secret place.
I love you, I love you, I love you.”

And when I fall down on my knees and pray,
My heart is captured when I hear You say:
Come with Me, Come with Me
Just a little while...