Do you ever wish that you could slow down and just listen to what God is trying to say in your life?

Hey, prayer friends, it's Asherita, host of the Prayers of Rest podcast. And right now, in between our

Fruit of the Spirit season and the next season that will be coming this fall, we're taking

some time to refresh our prayer

life, to kind of break out of some of the ruts and routines that we might be stuck in,

and to think of what are some creative ways that we can pray and experience God's presence

in our life in this season. And today's creative prayer

idea actually comes from my friend Jennifer Dukesley and her new book, Growing Slow, Lessons on

Unhurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl. This has nothing to do with farming, though,

so you don't have to live out in the country.

Rather, it's a way to unhurry your life.

Jennifer calls it the growing slow method, and it's three R's, um, the first R is remember.

The second is reflect and the third is return.

And this is what I love about it. It's actually a new spin on the ancient

examine method. So I like to lay down at the end of the day in bed and just kind of reflect on my day.

Think back on where I saw God's presence in my life. So this is just a different way of

doing that. So this is what Jennifer has shared in her book and she shared it with me as well. So

every day she takes time to remember, that's the first R. Remember a truth. I know to be true.

So if you're struggling with feeling overwhelmed or you feel like a

failure or you're struggling with envy or bitterness or being judgmental or unforgiving, pause.

And remember what is true? What does God say about this situation? What is a scriptural verse that you can cling to

and remember that truth? And then the second R is reflect. Reflect on why that means so much to me.

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