Creating Space: An Invitation to Walk the Labyrinth with God
Imagine it’s just you and me walking a quiet trail through the trees. We round a bend and there it is — a trail marker. Two paths stretch out ahead. One leads into a confusing maze full of dead ends and tricks. The other is a labyrinth — one clear, winding path that gently leads you to the center and back out again.
Labyrinths were never meant to confuse us. They’re designed for prayerful walking, for slowing down, for drawing near to God.
Would you like to walk this one with me today? Along the path we’ll pause at a few markers — Scriptures that have stirred my heart about why and how we create space for God in our everyday lives.
Here’s what I keep coming back to: We can have as much of God as we are willing to let Him in. He has everything we need — fulfillment, joy, and peace — no matter what our circumstances look like. But He never forces His way in. He waits patiently for us to make room.
I’ve been learning this in my own life. So let’s begin together with a quiet prayer in our hearts:
“Lord, I open my heart with intentionality… to hear the seed of Your Word. I will plant it, tend it, water it, and meditate on it, so that Your Word will grow and produce a harvest — thirty times, sixty times, or even a hundred times.”
In the Beginning
In the beginning, God created space — and then He filled it. Stars filled the sky. Birds the air. Fish the sea. Animals the land. And finally He created man and woman and invited them into relationship with Him. They walked with God in the cool of the evening with direct, unhindered access.
But they chose to listen to the serpent instead of God, and everything changed.
Even then, God’s response was rooted in love and grace. He sent them out of the garden not in anger, but to protect them from being stuck forever in a fallen state. That was love, not punishment.
Moses and the Tabernacle
Later, God told Moses: “Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8 NKJV).
He gave them the blueprints and said, “You build it… and I will fill it.” When the work was finished, the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle so completely that even Moses couldn’t enter.
Yet the people were afraid. They chose to stand at a distance and let someone else speak to God for them. Fear became the foundation of the Old Covenant. And if we’re honest, many of us still live with that same distance today.
Solomon’s Temple and the Middleman Pattern
The same thing happened with Solomon’s Temple — the glory filled the house again. But it was still a building, still a system that relied on middlemen: kings, judges, prophets.
A secondhand relationship never satisfies. It’s like saying you’re best friends with a celebrity you’ve only seen on social media. You might know about them, but you don’t truly know them.
I’ve had to ask myself: Do I know about God, or do I really know Him personally?
Jesus Shows Us a Better Way
Then Jesus came and tore down every barrier. No more veil. No more middleman. He modeled constant intimacy with the Father — withdrawing to pray early in the morning, after long days of ministry, all night before big decisions, and in the garden before the cross.
He offers us the same all-access relationship. Not just Sunday mornings or crisis moments, but every part of life — the mundane, the marriage, the parenting, the quiet in-between spaces.
Romans 12:1–2 (Phillips) puts it so beautifully: With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, give Him your bodies as a living sacrifice… Don’t let the world squeeze you into its mold, but let God re-mold your minds from within.
The Center of the Labyrinth: Stillness
At the center is stillness. Elijah learned that God wasn’t in the wind, earthquake, or fire — He came in a still small voice. Mary chose to sit at Jesus’ feet while Martha busied herself with many good things. Jesus said Mary had chosen the one thing that was necessary.
Creating space isn’t about starting a relationship with God. It’s responding to the One who has been pursuing us all along. He searches for His sheep. He stands at the door and knocks. He loved us first.
He’s not asking for perfection. He already knows us completely — and still invites us in.
A Simple Prayer
If you’ve never said yes to Jesus, or if you want to renew that yes today, you can pray something like this in your own words:
“Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You died for my sin and rose again to give me new life. Today I give You all-access to every part of my life. Forgive me, fill me with Your Spirit. I receive Your love and grace by faith. I am Yours, and You are mine.”
My Declaration Here is the declaration that has been stirring in my own heart lately. Feel free to make it yours:
“Today I choose to be intentional. I will not let busyness or distraction steal what matters most. I was created for communion with God, not just activity. You are welcome in every room of my life — the quiet moments, the ordinary days, and the hard ones. I create space to hear Your voice, to know Your heart, and to be still in Your presence. I am Yours — fully, freely, forever.”
Creating space is not a one-time event. It’s a daily choice to open the door a little wider. He’s knocking. Will you make room today?
What’s one small way you can create space for God this week — maybe five minutes of stillness, turning off notifications, or meditating on one verse?
He’s waiting. Make room, friend. The fullness of His presence is worth every bit of space we give Him.