Prayer and the Word

I was reading John Piper's Desiring God the other day. In it Piper was discussing the Word and how it works in the Christian life. He brought up the point that it is often through the Word that the Spirit speaks. In the chapter was included an anecdote from the life of George Mueller. Mueller was a man who famously lived by faith and ran orphanages in London in the 19th century. Mueller wrote that he would often start his day praying, but it would take him 15-30 minutes before all distractions ceased. One day God gave him the inspiration to read the Word first and then pray. Doing this, Mueller wasn't distracted and found himself soon jumping right into prayer. I'm trying to implement this into my own life and am finding that it works!