Closet Praying

Matthew 6:6 "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

I have beaten myself up in the past because I felt I haven't gone into my closet and prayed enough.  Satan has nagged at me about it, telling me I am not spending time enough with God, therefore He will not hear my prayers.  Meanwhile, I have a full time job, I am a wife, and mother.  I have taken care of elderly parents too.  I find myself praying every time I am in the car, while I am in the shower, in the bed before I go to sleep, praying as I jog down the road, and on and on. 

Don't get me wrong, I do get on my knees, in my bedroom closet and grab hold to the horns of the altar, make my needs be made known, and praise Him.  We need to get in a quiet secret place and get alone with God, away from everything and get in the throne room is an honor.  Because of Jesus, we can boldly go into the throne room and make our petitions known!  Thank you, Jesus!!

I Thessalonians 5:17 says, "Pray without ceasing."  That is what I finally realized.....you must be in touch with Christ all the time, it will certainly help your perspective on situations...as well as people, when you are talking with God. And praying in the shower, the car, and everywhere else, is my prayer closet. 

God also showed me something else.  Closet.  I chopped up the word and by doing so, God showed me this:  CLOSE  t............the 't' by itself stands for the cross.  By praying in your closet, you are
'close' to the cross!!  That may not mean much to you, but it made me do a happy dance!  When you are near the cross, Satan has to flee!  No wonder that snake fought me over praying!! 

Start your morning in prayer, and don't end it with 'Amen', just continue throughout your day talking and communing with the Father!  Making your requests be made known through prayer, with thanksgiving.  You will be shocked at how much better your day will go!  Let your prayer closet keep you,  close to the cross!!