Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed
For many years I have made a habit of waking up in the morning, getting my cup of coffee and going into my "man cave" to have my one-on-one time with God. That is my time to worship, read, and talk to God. In having a discussion with a good friend of mine last night, he told me that he tried doing what I do, going into a room, sitting still and trying to have that one-on-one time with God. Unfortunately, that drove him crazy, he couldn't sit still, he couldn't be quiet. Another friend told me that she can't have that one-on-one time with God in the mornings, her time is in the afternoon when she gets home from work.
We are all wired differently. We may have similar personality characteristics, but none of us are alike. That is what is beautiful about how God made us. If we were all the same, it would be either a very boring world, or we would be at each other's throats! What is important about the interaction Jesus shows us between himself and the Father is that they had a one-on-one time. Throughout the gospels, Jesus meets with the Father at any part of the day, at any time. However, what is common in all his meetings is that He separated Himself from everyone so He could have that one-on-one time with the Father.
Just because I sit still, have my coffee in the morning and meet with God, that doesn't mean that is the way you are to do it. Be true to yourself, be who you are when you have that one-one-one time with God. My friend meets with God on his 45 minute commute to work, worshipping God and talking to Him. We each NEED to have that one-on-one time with God, and when you do, be true to who you are!
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