“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
Ephesians 6:18
For a Christian, prayer is essential. There is nothing more important in life than to learn how to pray.
Prayer is the most important thing we can learn how to do because that’s how we communicate with God, learn about God, understand God and connect with God.
Prayer is communion with God.
When we pray, we are inviting God into the most intimate areas of our life and sharing our heart with him.
Also, I believe since God calls us to pray, that actually makes prayer an act of obedience to him.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Philippians 4:6
“Pray continually”
1 Thessalonians 5:17
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Colossians 4:2
When we find ourselves in conflict, prayer is not the only thing we can do, but it’s the best thing we can do. In essence, we are seeking God first, going to him, taking our issues to him and we can’t really do that unless we are actually speaking to him.
Prayer also initiates angelic action on our behalf. Scripture talks about spiritual battles taking place in the heavenly realms and that’s why I believe the minute we pray, God begins to take action.
I read this recently and thought it was well written;
“Prayer is, for the most part, an untapped resource, an unexplored continent where an untold treasure remains to be unearthed. It is talked about more than anything else and practiced less than anything else. And yet, for the believer it remains one of the greatest gift our Lord has given us outside of salvation.”
-Author Unknown
Prayer is our way of communicating with our God.
If you view this “communication“ with someone to be a bad or a boring thing, our relationship with that person will eventually flail, but if you truly love that person, you’ll want to communicate with them, you’ll want to share your sadness and your joys with them.
You’ll also long to be in constant contact with them and you’ll make an effort to talk to them.
When we pray, it allows us to confess our sin, to worship God and to Go before the Throne of grace, with confidence!
“When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you.”
Jeremiah 29:12
Many blessing’s,
Connie
