Prayer

So I wrote a blog last week about prayer. Right when I submitted it, it disappeared. Let me be the first to tell you, I was so discouraged. I literally started crying (I may just be a little dramatic) But I couldn’t help it. Here I spent this time writing an awesome blog about prayer and then it was gone. So instead of getting all mad, I did exactly what my post was talking about and went straight into prayer. The more I thought about it, maybe there is a reason my post disappeared. Maybe God knew what He was doing and knew that the second time I wrote it, that it might just be that much better. I don’t know. All I know is that it happened for a reason and whatever that reason is, I know it was for the best. 

How many times have you said, “Ill pray for you” to someone? And let’s be honest, how many times do you actually pray for them? You say you will pray for them usually because they are going through troubles and they really need the prayer. I don’t know how many times in my past I’ve said, “Ill pray for you” but then never do. Most of the time, it just slips my mind completely. What if something really important slipped my mind and that one prayer that I forgot to pray, could have made a difference? I know I am not the only one that has done this before. My fellow Christians need prayer and when I tell them I will pray for them, I want to make sure I do it. I’ve decided that every time someone asks for prayer or I tell them I will pray for them, Im going to start putting it in my phone. Every night before I go to bed, I am going to check my phone and pray over the requests I have. I won’t let my brothers and sisters in Christ down. This is just one area of prayer that I think everyone needs to work on...

Why is prayer so important? Why is it that sometimes we can go days without talking to God? Would you go days without talking to your boyfriend or girlfriend? No, of course you wouldn’t. So why do we do it with God? The most important person in our life. We should be ashamed of ourselves. The one that cares so much for us, that He sent His son to die for us. How does God feel when we put Him off and ignore Him? We should be talking to our God as much as possible. Recently I’ve found myself talking to Him for no reason, and let me tell you....sometimes that's the best. I found that the more time I spend in prayer, the happier I am. I love knowing that wherever I am, I can always just start praying to God. In my dorm, in my car, walking to class, in Mcconn....anywhere. I don’t think some people realize how important prayer actually is....how are we suppose to have a strong, faithful relationship with God if we don’t pray and communicate with him.....we can’t....

“Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer.”~ R. A. Torrey

James 5:16

 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

Colossians 1:3 

“We always thank GOd, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you”

1 Corinthians 14:15

 “So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind...” 

1 Thessalonians 5:17

 “Pray continually.”