This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the full disclosure for more information.

Creating a lifestyle of prayer seems to be difficult for most of us. There are many reasons why this may be the case for you. However, we do know it is detrimental not to have time in prayer with the Lord.

God is the Source of Life. Everything you do should flow from your fulfillment in the Lord. You can only give what you have. To walk in the Spirit is life-giving and you only do that if you get it from the Source of Life Himself.

Praying is having quality time with our Creator, our Father in heaven.

If quality time is not your love language, this may be a bit more difficult for you. But it is still very important that you make the time to spend with God.

As wives and moms, it may add an additional layer of “complicated” simply because we have more on our to-do list and probably more humans to tend to.

I am sure that God sees this and He is more than happy to help us navigate through the allotted time and help us best steward our schedules.

Just ask Him for help to teach you how to make time.

I have learned that God does not back away from a challenge. He loves us that much. He will answer even when you are limited in the effort you can put forth at the moment.

One of my biggest obstacles to spending time in communion with the Lord was that it felt awkward and superficial. I think it was – but I could not put my finger on what the exact problem was.

It wasn’t until I was in a position where I could not give God much of me and in a dark time of my life that I discovered what the barrier was. I sat down and I had no list of things I wanted to talk to God about, I simply just poured out what was on my heart at that moment.

It just flowed out of me, tears and all. For the first time, I felt like I was having a real moment with God.

1. Find a time of the day or night when you will be uninterrupted.

After finally finding my footing on a workable schedule during my 3^rd pregnancy and juggling a toddler and infant, I made it my goal to wake up at 5 AM every morning before the kids woke up. Once the family wakes up it’s time to get to work – changing diapers, feeding babies and us (husband & I), etc.

I would suggest that you do not compromise your sleep schedule though. Sleep deprivation is not good for anyone – especially if you need energy to take care of little humans.

Make sure to schedule it in and stick to you as best you can. Make it your goal to do every day BUT do not beat yourself up for missing a day if you oversleep. It happens. The point though is to build a habit and routine.

2. Start with 15 minutes and build up as possible.

Try to set aside a specific amount of time – start with 15 minutes of uninterrupted time.

It does not have to be a lot of time. You will actually notice that 15 minutes will begin to seem like it is not nearly enough time.

If you are able to add more time to the 15 minutes, trust me you will.

But do not stress about not being able to do 30 minutes or 1 hour. The point is to pray.

3. Choose the best method of communication for you.

If you love journaling like me, then you can make a prayer journal of your own.

It can be as simple as grabbing a plain journal and a pen and starting with “Dear Lord.” Then pour your heart out on paper for 15 minutes.

Or it can be as creative as buying your favorite journal (ahem… large, dotted Moleskine journal) and your favorite pens (do I hear Pilot 0.3mm or Uni 0.28mm?). You can take some ideas from the bullet journal community on Pinterest and make it aesthetically appealing and exciting.

Maybe you prefer to talk out loud, then seek a room where you can do that.

I know some women who share their conversations with God on their phones. You can, too, whether you are Team Apple or Team Samsung (Samsung is the one, haha).

Others pace back and forth at home or take a morning walk outside while talking to God.

Do what is most natural to you and invite God to do that with you.

4. Commit to the time you have set up apart to spend with the Lord.

To commit, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, means “to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action”.

If anyone deserves our commitment, it is the Lord.

Again, do not beat yourself up for missing a day. But do make it a point to keep your time with the Lord.

If we are willing to honor our time with our employer and submit to them, I think we should definitely commit to honor the Lord more so.

I believe it’s also related to being single-minded and not double-minded. Make the decision mentally and emotionally (mind and heart).

Remember that when you spend time with the Lord, you do not have to perform or be who you think He wants you to be. You can be fully transparent with Him.

Open your heart to Him and invite Him to listen and speak into your life.

Letting your guard down before the Lord and giving Him your burdens not only lightens the weight of life but heals your soul and replenishes you.

What’s been on my heart is that I am done pretending on any level. I desire the real deal. I want to live a life full of life and love – that is God. I am done with what only looks good. I desire God.

Let me know if you have any other practical suggestions to help us establish a praying lifestyle.

God bless <3

Items Used:

Share on Facebook

Post on X

Save