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Key Bible Verses: Jesus … went off by himself in a boat to a remote area to be alone (Matthew 14:13). Bonus Reading:2 Corinthians 12:7b–10

Jack Collingsworth is a nautical instruments technician. In the early spring, just before the ice breaks up in the Great Lakes, Jack goes on board the ships that pry open the waters of Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Erie and checks their instruments.

These ships are tied up in a quiet harbor alongside a concrete dock, where they are free from any movement. In that quiet basin, he examines and corrects the compasses and other instruments used to guide the ships. Jack then gives his approval and reports his results to the captain, telling him that he can depend upon them as he starts out on his voyage.

Prayer is like that. It is anchoring ourselves in some quiet spot and letting God come aboard our lives and make the adjustments that are necessary. Prayer becomes a two-way street. We seek His will for others and ourselves, we tell Him our deepest needs, and He meets us where we are, as we are, and works His peace within us.

As part of your time of devotion, meet with God in prayer. Let Him bless you and use you for His will. Talk to God and let Him talk to you. Discover how to listen to Him.

—Peter Deison in The Priority of Knowing God

My Response: I'll work at making prayer a "two-way street" by …

Thought to Apply: If Christ himself needed to retire occasionally to the mountain-top to pray, lesser men need not be ashamed to admit that necessity.

—B. H. Streeter

Adapted from: The Priority of Knowing God (Kregel, 1990, 2000) by permission.

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Oh God, I want to stay focused on You this week. Help me to turn to You frequently—and find it increasingly the natural thing to do.

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