A remedy for wandering thoughts in worship by Richard Steele (Available from Heritage Books or free here) - Read Chapter 10 (Inferences from this doctrine).
To conclude, Steele makes some inferences from his teaching about distractions in worship:
(i) we have cause to mourn over our best duties;
(ii) omission of duty is dangerous;
(iii) the great need of watchfulness;
(iv) reason to bless God for freedom from distractions;
(v) religion is an inward, difficult, and serious business.
It is a bit sad to close such a helpful work.
Today I particularly liked the encouragement to pray not only at formal times of worship: 'It is a true and sad observation, that many praying people are most devout and serious in God's service morning and evening ; but trace them all day long, hardly one word of God or heaven in their mouths, as if religion were hemmed up in times of worship ; nay, they are often most light and vain betwixt times ; but be thou in the fear of the Lord, involved, surrounded, and swallowed up in the sense and fear of God's glorious presence all the day long. This will dispose you to duties of worship.'
Prayer is not only for set times of the day. Prayer is something to be engaged in all the day long.
Next week's reading
Commence 'Only a prayer meeting' by Charles Spurgeon (Available from Amazon or free here) by reading the chapter entitled 'Only a prayer-meeting'.
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