Taking Advantage of Technology to Enhance Your Prayer Life
If you are like most working urban dwellers today, your days are like clockwork and you get so caught up in your hectic schedule that you barely find time for meaningful prayer. With the help of technology, however, there are ingenious ways for you to incorporate communing with God into even the most mundane daily activities. Let us take an ordinary MP3 player for example. You probably take it everywhere you go. For a change, fill it with Christian songs. There is no shortage of excellent worship and praise, and also other kinds of Christian music, produced by artists from a very diverse range of genres. Listen to these while sitting on the morning bus or train. Make it your regular morning habit with the Lord.
Perhaps you have been wishing you could read more uplifting Christian books in your spare time? The problem is - you usually do not have much time to spare! This is where audio book CDs are most useful. If you take a long drive to work, play them on your car radio. Listening to inspirational words helps keep your mind off the frustrating traffic and it prepares you for the stress-filled day ahead. The whole Bible is available in spoken word form of many different translations.
Finally, if you have other friends who are also in need of a boost in their prayer life, you can use the power of your cell phone and Internet-capable laptop or computer. You and your mates can agree to send each other short spiritual text or e-mail messages once a day. These can help all of you take a breath and reconnect with God, even if it is only for a few minutes every day. Much encouragement can come through such means, and God's Word can impact your life in the midst of a busy day.
