A Lifestyle of Prayer
Is prayer my desire, or is prayer my obligation? As we learned in the message on Sunday, it seems that an astronomical amount of Christians don't actually enjoy prayer, but rather do it out of duty. Is God pleased with my "have to" prayers, or does he desire something more?
In this message, we learned ways to make prayer a lifestyle, rather than simply a chore.
The priority of prayer (Pray 1st!)
The place of prayer (find your special place to get alone with God)
The plan of prayer (make an appointment with God, and make a list of things and people to pray for)
The persons of prayer (who are you praying to; Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit)
For many of us, life as a Christian becomes about being good enough for God. We feel as if to receive his love and his blessings there are certain things we have to be or achieve. Maybe we feel as if our past failures keep us from receiving God's blessings. You will never be good enough on your own, that is the beauty of salvation. The blood of Jesus makes you good enough, it makes you worthy.
The bible tells us in Mathew 7 that your Heavenly Father desires to give good things to His children who ask.
It doesn't say we have to jump through hoops, it says we simply need to ask.
God desires to have a conversation with us. Not because we feel we have to and not simply to try and get what we want. Prayer should become our first response. Prayer should become a lifestyle. Imagine how things in your life could start to change when prayer is truly a priority.
1 Chronicles 16:11 "Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually."
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