In Touch Daily Devotions 16 January 2022 | By Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Daily Devotions 16 January 2022 | By Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Daily Devotions 16 January 2022 | By Dr. Charles Stanley

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Sunday Reflection: Yours Truly

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In Touch Daily Devotions 16 January 2022 Message

Writing letters—either by hand or electronically—is a good way to communicate. We can share our innermost thoughts with others, give and receive encouragement, and laugh together. However, letters aren’t perfect. They’re sporadic, coming in intervals of every few days or longer, and the conversation tends to be one-sided. A telephone or video call eliminates those delays by allowing us to interact in real time. We can hear one another and even make eye contact.

Many of us feel that prayer is like “writing” requests to God and sending them off, hoping to eventually get a response. But our heavenly Father wants to speak with us in a more immediate, intimate way (James 4:8). That means we must commune with Him daily, clearing space in our mind and heart. When we do, we’ll find that conversing with Him becomes easier over time. Then prayer will be as natural as speaking with a friend—the best one you’ll ever have (Prov. 18:24).

Think about it

• Do you feel close to God in prayer, or does it seem as if you’re speaking into a void? Plan when you can focus on prayer in the coming week, and make sure to spend as much time listening as speaking.

Bible in One Year: Exodus 1-3

Thought for Today: Praying isn’t a one-sided affair; rather, it is an intimate and precious conversation with God.

In Touch Daily Devotions 16 January 2022 | By Dr. Charles Stanley. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.