When
we pray, something supernatural occurs. Prayer is the most powerful posture we
can take in this earthly realm. When we pray, we connect the strongest part of
ourselves with the strongest force in the universe—the spirit of God. We open
ourselves to Him, and in Romans 8, it says that God's spirit testifies with our
spirit. He confirms His will to our hearts.
Prayer
is simply talking to God. In scripture, Paul tells us that we are to rejoice
and pray in all seasons and on every occasion. That's how we become stronger
and stronger. There are many different types of prayers: the prayer of
thanksgiving, prayer of petition, prayer of agreement, etc. When you come to
God with an open and humble heart, there's no right or wrong way to pray. The
important part is that you do it.
Sometimes
we make prayer a bigger deal than it needs to be. We might think, "Oh,
next week I have some time off, so I'm going to spend an hour or two
praying." Well, before we know it, that time slips away. It's so much
better to say, "Every day I'm going to pray five minutes." Then add
on to it.
Remember,
prayer is a privilege. Without Jesus, we wouldn't be able to come directly to
God. We wouldn't be able to make our requests know to Him. We wouldn't be able
to know peace that passes understanding.
Today and every day, make prayer a priority. Put Him first and draw
strength from the wonderful privilege we have in Him!
