Discipline of Prayer

1 John 5:14-15 

 “And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.” 

Prayer is a discipline that completely transforms our lives!

Why?

The more we understand the heart of God, the more we are taught to see things from God's point of view and not just our own. 

 

When we plug back into our Creator, He gives us the answers we seek.

Christianity's heroes of the faith have viewed prayer as the most important activity of their lives.  Jesus, Moses, David and the Apostles invested a regular part of their day in prayer.  Other great inspirational leaders such as Martin Luther, John Wesley, Charles Stanley, and Billy Graham - all have proclaimed the discipline of prayer as the most important of spiritual disciplines.

Prayer is something we learn and cultivate over time.  The more time we spend in prayer, the better we get at it.  The Bible teaches that prayer makes a difference in the events and situations of our lives.

Prayer is so important that it is mentioned over 250 times in Scripture.

In 1 John 5 above we are reminded of several things:

Prayer gives us an opportunity to share all aspects of our lives with God

Prayer gives us the chance to express our gratitude for the things God provides

Prayer provides the platform for confessing our sin and asking for help 

 Prayer is an act of worship to acknowledge that God is really in control of our lives

During prayer, we find communion with God

One Minute Reflection

How much more time could you dedicate to prayer this week?

"Fight all your battles on your knees."(Charles Stanley) 

Excerpt and adopted from Tracy Fox, Having A Heart for God: 365 Days of One Minute Bible Study.