Biblically speaking, the great men of God have all shared something in common.

Each of them spent a good deal of time regularly with God, getting to know him.

Moses met with God in the mornings, according to Exodus 34:2. The book of Psalms is largely a diary of David's quiet times with God; and Daniel, the prime minister of an empire, met with God three times daily, according to Daniel 6:10.

For Scott Winter, youth director, at CrossWay Assemblies of God Church in Valencia, productivity plays a part in making quiet time a priority.

"I've found that the days when I'm not praying," said Winter, "I'm not in tune to what God would have me say, how he would have me respond in stressful situations, and I'm also frustrated with the lack of productivity that I seem to have.

"It's on those days when I am allowed the privilege of knowing a little bit better just how important it is to commune with the Lord consistently."

The Rev. Pat Summers, also of CrossWay, believes people are created to have a relationship with God and that is why daily prayer is important.

"Prayer is our lifeline with God," said Summers. "God desires to have a relationship with us. Any relationship of substance requires good communication.

"Prayer is talking and listening to God. Prayer helps us to get God's perspective on the things we are dealing with in our lives."

Carving out a niche of time daily for refreshment, reflection and prayer can have physical, emotional and spiritual benefits.

Winter said his mother used the saying, "You are too busy not to pray."

Finding time in the day to do just one more thing, however, can often seem impossible.

Summers encourages people to get earlier in the morning.

"Try getting up 15 to 30 minutes earlier in the morning," he said. "That's one of the best times to pray, before the business of the day robs you. You will have better perspective and strength for the day ahead of you."

Dan Schall of Dan Schall Ministries, sees daily quiet time as a matter of longevity and peace.

"Living life is daily," he said. "We need to again focus on the day and what God would have us to be doing. I've noticed over the years people who have a daily routine of faith and work live a healthy long life."

For some, quiet time is prayers. Others meditate on their blessings.

Reid Moon, a preacher at the Zelienople Church of Christ, said quiet time is an expression of his faith.

"In Michael Quoist's book, 'Prayers,' there is a chapter called 'Lord, I Have Time.' In it, Quoist makes the revolutionary observation that God is the giver of all time and that he has given each person the amount of time that he or she needs to get it all done.

"I have learned that making quiet time with God is an expression of faith," said Moon.

It is also the source of Moon's peace.

"Daily quiet time is where I find my peace, my strength and my 'realignment' to live a life that might honor God," he said.

While some may see quiet time as something that takes time away from the day, Chris Marshall, senior pastor at New Life Christian Ministries, sees daily quiet time as an investment.

"Every personal relationship tak es an investment of time to grow and develop," he said. "Personal prayer time gives us the opportunity to build that relationship with God as we share our dreams, desires, concerns and life with him."

While Marshall chooses the mornings for his personal time of prayer, he is quick to note that personal prayer can be accomplished any time and any place.

"Of course we can also pray while we are driving, waiting in line at the grocery store, sitting at an athletic event, or any of dozens of other daily activities. We are limited in this regard only by our own creativity," he said.