You can spend your whole life becoming what everyone needs and lose touch with who you are in Christ. Expectations accumulate. Being useful becomes an identity. Even serving God can leave little room to simply be with him.
In Slowing Down to Encounter God, John Mark Comer explores how solitude interrupts that pattern. His description of identity as “less architecture and more archaeology” offers a compelling invitation: beneath the labels, wounds, and achievements lies a life in Christ waiting to be discovered.
Through silence and listening prayer, we become attentive to the God who already dwells within us—receiving his love, recognizing his voice, and finding freedom to live from communion rather than constant demand.
Study Notes PDF — Slowing Down to Encounter God with John Mark Comer
Your Turn to Talk!
We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
- What helps you slow down enough to notice God’s presence?
- Where might silence and listening prayer be inviting you into deeper communion with God?
- What is one practice you could begin this week to live from communion rather than constant demand?
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