Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Covenant Prayer

"What we need is a desire to know the whole will of God, with a fixed resolution to do it."---John Wesley
Covenant Prayer is a profound interior heart call to a God-intoxicated life.--Richard Foster
We are to fix our hearts on God in prayer. At the heart of the covenant is commitment. People are slow to commit to anything. If they commit to do something, they fear they will not be free to do something else. Yet, all the great things we've experienced in life or benefited from are because we or others lived disciplined, committed lives.
Covenant a time and place for prayer with God. Commit also to prepare your heart before you meet with God. "Waste time" with God. Do you remember those teenage-lover years when you were on the phone and no one was talking? Spend time with God. Spend quality time, not left-over time with God in prayer. Commit to it. Covenant prayer. Make a fixed habit.