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I have found that while I do not have the space at the moment for the prayer closet I intend to develop, I am working to make my “mobile prayer space” amazing. What does that mean? It means having all of the things I need for prayer time put together and easy to pull out and put away as necessary. That makes it sound simple, but really… it’s a constantly changing package. I’m learning as I go. A dear friend of mine purchased a book for me and I will say… I absolutely recommend it to you. Fervent, by Priscilla Shirer. This is a fantastic introduction to developing a solid prayer life. I am finding that building my prayer life is really all about building up the armory I will need for my war room. My space where I will be boldly going before the Lord with my prayers. Where I will be studying His word. Where I will be able to grow my knowledge of all that He has written.
You see, my goal is to take a room in my townhouse that is currently just a huge hot mess and I really need to re-do it. It will be part storage/pantry and part prayer closet. My goal is to have a section of that room filled with a desk to study at, pillows to sit on, reminders on the wall. A place to pin up my prayers and my prayer list. My goal is to be able to step into a space where distractions are minimal. But at the moment, it isn’t possible – we have a room to clear out, a built in desk to remove and walls to repaint and redesign. But that’s ok, because it gives me the time I need to really plan it out.
So I focus on my “Mobile Prayer Closet”. What does that mean? It really just means that the tools I use to help myself focus and learn during bible study and prayer time are mobile. I move them to either my couch or my kitchen table… wherever I might be studying and praying that day! So what are the tools I use?
Multiple Bibles. I currently use two of them. One that has commentary and references in it. The other has space for notes. A few great choices are shown below:
A place to write your prayer list, to take notes when you are studying and to journal. Some like separate notebooks for each. Others like one for everything. Here are just a few I have found.
These are just the beginnings of what you will want when you build your war room – your prayer room – your space, whether in one space or a more mobile version – to pray and connect with God. More to come as I work on developing my prayer closet, my war room.