Let’s Pray

Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to You while You may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. Psalm 32:6

What is prayer?
Prayer is simply talking with God. It is a two-way communication. It is God revealing Himself, His will and heartbeat to us and us responding to Him. Just like the process whereby a child grows and matures into an adult, our spirits within us too, should grow from a babe in Christ into full maturity like Christ. Prayer is fundamental in building our relationship with Christ. This relationship is absolutely crucial in the process of us becoming mature spiritually.

What can we do to start building on our prayer life?

Reprioritise our life
To many people, work, recreation, people and circumstances govern their priorities. Prayer may be last on the ‘do-list’, only if there is spare time. In the long run, the soul becomes distant from God, dry and malnourished. Put prayer as a key priority in our schedules and it will do wonders to our spiritual lives.

Be humble and repent
Leviticus 5:5 says, "When anyone is guilty in any of these ways, he must confess in what way he has sinned." We don't need to kid ourselves in God’s presence - He already knows all. He sees everything - our thoughts, words and actions - what we do with our hands and bodies. He wants us to come to Him, to be humble and depend on Him, to trust Him and believe the He makes all things beautiful in His time.

Make time daily
We have to plan prayer it into our daily schedule or we'll never get down to doing it. It is so important to put aside time - undisturbed time to simply wait upon God, to remain in Him and seek truths about our situations. We need so much to take stock of where we are in the light of God's word and refocus on His will and purposes for our lives.

Find your entry points
There are many tools which help us gain entry into a more effective prayer life, such as music, nature, walks, books and Quiet Time materials. Select the tools that will motivate you to pray regularly. You will then find praying in the presence of God accessible and enjoyable.

Let’s strengthen our foundation in the Lord today. Let’s pray.

- Susan Chan

Prayer Response:
Dear Lord Jesus, please help me to develop a deeper prayer life. I long to listen to you and speak with you. I yearn to restore the flame of prayer and intercession in my life.