"Time with God "is a 28-day journey designed to draw us closer to God by - Focusing on the nature and character of God - Praying with the A C T S pattern - Praying the Scriptures - Praying our own personal prayers. The author writes:
Time with God is written for people who love God and long to spend time with him but need help.
Personally, I have often found it helpful to have a variety of resources available to help me stay focused during prayer. I share this not because I am a spiritual giant. Rather, I often find it such a struggle to stay focused in prayer that I have had to discover or develop tools to help.
I have found three resources, or methods, immensely helpful in developing confidence and consistency in my own prayer life. In this book, I weave all three of those methods together for a powerful combination.
At the heart of Time with God, is a desire to help develop the habit of communicating with God in practical and powerful ways. Practical, because I will balance four different aspects of prayer. Powerful, because we will use God's Word as the basis for many of our prayers.
This book is filled with Scripture verses translated from the original languages that have been reworded into prayers. They are chosen to help us nurture and develop our focus on God and our love for him. As you get more comfortable with the concept, it will revolutionize the way you read the Bible on your own.
Here are just two sample prayers:
Adoration
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; my lips will praise you So, I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
-Modified from Psalm 63:3
Confession
Please forgive me for not allowing your love to flow through me. So often, I am not patient or kind. Forgive me for times when I envy or brag, or am proud and seek my own way instead of what's better for others.
-Modified from 1 Corinthians 13:4-5