2018 Fast - Isolated Places

Mark 1:35 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. 

Isolated places are separated from the normal noise of our lives.  We tend to like keeping busy and keeping our lives full of noise, but there are times when we need to escape from the normal routine and find an isolated place.  Isolated places are quiet.  A place where your phone won't interrupt your time with God in prayer.  A place where you can set aside the schedule and the agenda of the day and focus on God.  

We have to work to find time for isolated places.  Jesus knew he would have to get up early and sneak away to find a quiet place.  I don't think we have to be legalistic about early morning prayer, but we need to realize if we don't give God some time in the morning we may give him the leftovers of our day.  We may find ourselves asking for God's forgiveness for our day instead of asking for God to lead us in our day.  Mornings are a good time for isolated places, but they are not the only time.  Your morning time may just be a moment of surrender and it maybe lunch time, afternoon, or evening before you find a place for isolated prayer.  It won't come naturally at first so you will have to make it happen.  

Isolated places help us to listen to God and learn to hear His voice.  No other skill is more needed in our journey with God than to learn to hear His voice in our prayer time.  It is easy in prayer to get so busy with our agenda we forget to take time to listen to God's agenda. God longs to communicate with everyone if we will only find isolate places to spend time hearing His voice.