Prayer is the foundation of our relationship with God. But we don’t pray as much as we need to. The average Christian spends less than ten minutes each day in prayer. There are lots of reasons why we don’t spend more time in prayer or why don't pray at all.
Personally, I think we don’t pray because we are "B-A-D".
"B"-USY. Are you too busy?
In the Old Testament, Daniel was appointed by King Darius to a very high position. He had tons of responsibilities but he took time to pray 3 times a day. He prayed even if a law prohibiting the worship of God was passed. Sometimes we get too busy that we don’t want God to mess up our schedule. Think about this, isn’t God the busiest among us? He’s been maintaining the whole universe for a thousand of years already. I could not even keep my work area organized for a week! God is very “busy" but He took time to save us because He loves us. Read the first part of John 3:16, “For GOD so LOVED THE WORLD ...”. The term “world” refers to everyone, both the righteous & the wicked. If God took time for us why can’t we find time for Him?
"A"-BUNDANCE. Do you pray only when you need a blessing?
Have you or a friend of yours posted something in socmed using #blessed ? It’s good to be thankful for all our blessings. The downside of too much blessings is when we forget its source. We forget to pray when we live a very comfortable life & we have everything that we need. The abundance of things can also be addicting. Our possessions can possess us if we are not careful. Jesus told the rich young man to sell what he had, give to the poor & follow Him. The young man "went away sad, for he had many possessions” (Matthew 19:22). God “….GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON” (John 3:16) to save us. Jesus was His only Son but God freely gave Him up for all of us. Let us express our gratitude to God by praying more often.
"D"-OUBT. What will it take for you to believe?
We don’t believe so we don’t pray. St. Paul says that "anyone who approaches God must BELIEVE that he exists & that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). We cannot truly appreciate prayer if we don’t fully believe who God is. Who is God for us? Maybe we believe in God but we don’t believe that He will hear & answer our prayers. That He is too distant to care for our petty requests. God is our Father who will provide our daily needs. God answers our simple requests & those that needs a miracle. There is nothing impossible for Him. All you have to do is believe. John 3:16 ends with “..whoever BELIEVES in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” If you truly believe then you will find time to pray.
Prayer should always be a priority. Read John 3:16 whenever you are tempted to skip prayer.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life"
Appreciate every word in that verse.
Don’t be B-A-D. Find time to pray because God is always looking forward to talk to you.
I’ll be praying for you FB friends, have a blessed weekend! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com
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