Day 12 of 30—Finding Your Secret Place of Prayer

Good morning, guys—and welcome to day twelve out of thirty of the 30-Day Prayer Challenge. I’m really glad you’re back with me today. I’m thankful for what the Lord is doing in our lives and in our hearts. I truly believe this is transformational.

And listen—like we talked about yesterday—you’re a warrior for Jesus. God is going to use your prayers for mighty, mighty things.

Today’s Scripture: Mark 1:35

Our verse today is Mark 1:35, and it says:

“Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.”

Another translation says an isolated place.

So here’s what I want you to catch: Jesus had a habit. He would get up early, He would get away from people, and He would go to a place where nobody else was—then He would pray.

That secret place wasn’t optional for Him. It was vital.

Why Jesus Needed It (And Why We Do Too)

Jesus was constantly surrounded by people. They always needed something. They always wanted more. And even though He was fully God, He was also fully man—fully human.

I know it’s hard to wrap our minds around sometimes, but Jesus lived this life the way we live this life. That means there were things in His life that could be depleted. He depended on the Heavenly Father just like we have to depend on the Heavenly Father.

And that dependency—that connection point—is prayer.

Yes, Jesus prayed in the synagogue. Yes, He prayed with His friends and with the disciples. But He understood something we’ve got to understand:

Your spiritual life depends on a secret place.

There must be a place where it’s just you and God.

And furthermore, the Lord rewards what we do in secret. Jesus would get alone with the Father early—“a long while before daylight”—and in that place, the Father built into Him everything He needed to fulfill the mission on His life.

Friend, God has a mission for your life too.

So if Jesus needed that private place of prayer—and He was fully God and fully man—how much more do we need it?

Today’s Challenge: Take Your 10 Minutes

Here’s my challenge for you today: find a place to get alone with God.

Even if it’s in your truck—find a place. If you need to sit in the closet, or go to the bathroom, or whatever you’ve got to do—do it. The challenge is still simple:

Ten minutes.

Set your timer if you need to. Some people might laugh at that kind of thing, but I don’t. To me, it’s you saying, “God, I’m giving You this time slot. I’m sacrificing this to You.”

Set your timer for ten minutes and take that time alone with your Heavenly Father.

And hear me: He’s going to reward you openly for what you do in secret.

Reflection Question

If Jesus needed a private place of prayer… why do we think we don’t?

How is it that we think we can get by with less than what Jesus could get by with?

Yes, Jesus was headed to the cross—absolutely. But the Bible also says our life is supposed to be a living sacrifice daily. We sacrifice ourselves for our family, for our calling, for our mission, and for our relationship with Jesus.

So if Jesus needed that private place of prayer, friend—you need it too.

If you haven’t already taken your ten minutes, go find that spot and have your alone time with the Lord.

Come on. Have a great day. I’ll see you in the next video.