REGULAR PRAYING

 

REGULAR PRAYING

Matt. 6:6 “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. Then your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.” NLT

This is a lesson on prayer that we dare not ignore. It is so easy to pray to impress instead of to beseech God. There is a part of us that wants to be well thought of. We want others to look at us and be impressed by how “spiritual” we are. We like to “wow” others by the way we speak and pray. Let’s be honest. It’s true, isn’t it? Some people pray more to impress others than to honestly beseech God. They turn up the passion in public that they otherwise don’t have in private.

Jesus instructs us to not pray just to be heard by others. We should be people of prayer always. We need to pray in private. There are far too few of us who get alone with the Lord to pray. Prayer should be a priority of our lives. All of us should spend time alone with the Him away from the ears of others.

The desire to pray flows from the heart. A lack of prayer in our lives indicates that we are not in a right relationship with God as we should be. You want to spend time with whom you love. If you love the Lord, you will want to spend time with Him.

We should have a daily plan to pray and to pray with a purpose. Prayer is far more than an add-on to our agendas. It is essential to our agendas. It is foolish to jump into living without first drawing from Him who lives eternally. Prayer is connecting to God. It is an act of worship that should be as natural to us as breathing air.

If you don’t get alone with the Lord on a regular basis, I encourage to change your ways right now. It is essential for spiritual health. You will never grow in your love for God without a consistent prayer life. You will never notice God working in your life if you don’t pray. You will never know the thrill of victory in Jesus without praying.