PRAY AT ALL TIMES
Eph. 6:18 Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of
the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all
Christians everywhere. NLT
Let’s admit it; we
don’t pray at all times and on every occasion.
Most of us are quite the opposite.
We crowd praying into our lives the best we can, but we don’t do a very
good job of it. Some of us sometimes
feel guilty about not praying when we think about it, but many of us
don’t.
Most of us know what
prayer is, but I would like to suggest some other thoughts for you to
consider. Prayer is our reaching up to
God. It is our embracing God in our
lives. It is the desire of our heart for
God. It is the soul crying out in need
for God. It is a time in which we align
our will up with God’s. It is a time in
which we become broken and humble before God knowing we cannot do anything
apart from Him. It is what we do in life
to honor Christ.
Prayer is an attitude
of the heart seeking to live a godly life.
It is an attitude of praise and thanksgiving before God. All that we do in and through Christ ought to
be an act of worship, a sweet aroma ascending to the throne of God.
Prayer is done through
the workings of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
It is the Spirit that guides our prayer life. It is the Spirit that puts our thoughts and
words into words that move God to act.
It is the Spirit who empowers us and enables us to labor in prayer for
others.
We must never let down
our guard when it comes to prayer. Satan
will do all he can do to keep us from praying.
He tries his best to discourage or distract us from praying. His greatest fear is that we would pray and
not give up. He knows that prayer is our
life connection to God. He knows that
when we pray persistently God’s work in us and in the world will be done.
Prayer should be a
major part of our lives, not an add-on.
It should characterize who we are.
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