Without daily prayer we die. It is pretty much that simple. We need to get into the practice of consistent prayer. Daily Prayers is the best way to start. Find that particular time that you can spend in silence with The Lord. First thing every morning is the best way to start your day, this will help keep Christ with you in everything you do. Start Today, And Be Blessed Forever.

 

The 15 Minute a Day Challenge

15 minutes a day is less than 1% of your day. So I am challenging you to spend just 1% of your day in front of the Heavenly Father in prayer. I start every day in prayer, my knees usually hit the ground before my feet do. 15 minutes a day in prayer is the absolute best thing you could EVER do in developing a better relationship with Christ. Be consistent, Your life doesn't change in a day or a week, In fact it wasn't until I was praying month after month, that I realized the changes that were happening, In fact today, many years later, without missing more than a handful of days, I can honestly say that it is the prayer that really works better than anything else I could ever do.

Just taking this little 1% out of your day and filling it with the presence of our Lord and Savior will open doors that you could never imagine. God listens to prayer, God answers prayer, and if you will just spend 1% of your day with Christ, HE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

What does the worldly do in prayer.

I find a lot of people that say they pray all the time, and that's good, if they are actually appropriately praying. Now this form of "I pray all day" is not the prayer that I am talking about being Daily Prayer. Daily Prayers, is when you actually set time aside for the specific purpose of connecting with Christ. thee is a big difference between coming to God in a still and silent place, and talking to God as your running around town shopping.

The world for the most part does not pray. We can see the transformation that has occurred over thousands of years. Prayer was a priority, not any more. God was the complete focus of our lives, not any more. We have really come full circle, and the general world only runs to prayer in the time of need or when they want something in their selfish desires. Our prayer practices are actually horrible, and on a global level, they are only going to get worse. However, we can make a difference in our own prayer life by developing that closer relationship with God.

Time

Most people say they don't have time to pray the way I'm talking about, when in fact, if you need more time in your life, spend more time with Christ. It's pretty simple and it really works. Since I started spending more time with Christ, I have more time than I have ever had in my entire life. That's because God gives us balance, He gives us organization, and He takes us away from all the worldly distractions that are consuming up all of our time.

And in fact, time is one of Satan's biggest tools. Satan will do everything possible to keep you away from prayer time with Christ. He has developed us into such a huge time pressed world that there is no time for God. We are in a rush-rush world that is always behind, and even when we have a moment of time, we are directing it towards another purpose other than God. Just look at how over the last generations our time has disappeared and at the same time, so has the time we spend with God. Time is certainly a killer, it can be used as a tool to bring you closer to Christ, or you can allow it to be used against you to keep you away from the Kingdom.

Condition For Prayer

We also must understand that we need to be in the right condition for our time of prayer. We will be going into more discussions of prayer in later lessons, but for now, keep in mind that we need to start with forgiveness, and keep a pure mind and heart to be in God presence.

Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me

 

Proverbs 28:9 One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.

 

So you see we really need to be Honoring God in everything we do and continue to be focused on Him. Study More Read More and Pray More. Daily Prayer is a HUGE part of becoming closer to Christ.

 

Prayer In The Bible

It is a: "beseeching the Lord" (Ex. 32:11); "pouring out the soul before the Lord" (1 Sam. 1:15); "praying and crying to heaven" (2 Chr. 32:20); "seeking unto God and making supplication" (Job 8:5); "drawing near to God" (Ps. 73:28); "bowing the knees" (Eph. 3:14).

Prayer presupposes a belief in the personality of God, His ability and willingness to hold intercourse with us, His personal control of all things and of all His creatures and all their actions. Acceptable prayer must be sincere (Heb. 10:22), offered with reverence and Godly fear, with a humble sense of our own insignificance as creatures and of our own unworthiness as sinners, with earnest importunity, and with unhesitating submission to the divine will.

Prayer must also be offered in the faith that God is, and is the hearer and answerer of prayer, and that He will fulfil his word, "Ask, and ye shall receive" (Matt. 7:7, 8; 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13, 14), and in the name of Christ (16:23, 24; 15:16; Eph. 2:18; 5:20; Col. 3:17; 1 Pet. 2:5).

Prayer of different kinds: secret (Matt. 6:6); social, as family prayers, and in social worship; and public, in the service of the sanctuary. Intercessory prayer is enjoined (Num. 6:23; Job 42:8; Isa. 62:6; Ps. 122:6; 1 Tim. 2:1; James 5:14), and there are many instances on record of answers having been given to such prayers, e.g., of Abraham (Gen. 17:18, 20; 18:23-32; 20:7, 17, 18), of Moses for Pharaoh (Ex. 8:12, 13, 30, 31; Ex. 9:33), for the Israelites (Ex. 17:11, 13; 32:11-14, 31-34; Num. 21:7, 8; Deut. 9:18, 19, 25), for Miriam (Num. 12:13), for Aaron (Deut. 9:20), of Samuel (1 Sam. 7:5-12), of Solomon (1 Kings 8; 2 Chr. 6), Elijah (1 Kings 17:20-23), Elisha (2 Kings 4:33-36), Isaiah (2 Kings 19), Jeremiah (42:2-10), Peter (Acts 9:40), the church (12:5-12), Paul (28:8).

No rules are anywhere in Scripture laid down for the manner of prayer or the attitude to be assumed by the suppliant. There is mention made of kneeling in prayer (1 Kings 8:54; 2 Chr. 6:13; Ps. 95:6; Isa. 45:23; Luke 22:41; Acts 7:60; 9:40; Eph. 3:14, etc.); of bowing and falling prostrate (Gen. 24:26, 52; Ex. 4:31; 12:27; Matt. 26:39; Mark 14:35, etc.); of spreading out the hands (1 Kings 8:22, 38, 54; Ps. 28:2; 63:4; 88:9; 1 Tim. 2:8, etc.); and of standing (1 Sam. 1:26; 1 Kings 8:14, 55; 2 Chr. 20:9; Mark 11:25; Luke 18:11, 13). If we except the "Lord's Prayer" (Matt. 6:9-13), which is, however, rather a model or pattern of prayer than a set prayer to be offered up, we have no special form of prayer required for general use given to us in Scripture.

Prayer is frequently enjoined in Scripture (Ex. 22:23, 27; 1 Kings 3:5; 2 Chr. 7:14; Ps. 37:4; Isa. 55:6; Joel 2:32; Ezek. 36:37, etc.), and we have very many testimonies that it has been answered (Ps. 3:4; 4:1; 6:8; 18:6; 28:6; 30:2; 34:4; 118:5; James 5:16-18, etc.). "Abraham's servant prayed to God, and God directed him to the person who should be wife to his master's son and heir (Gen. 24:10-20). "Jacob prayed to God, and God inclined the heart of his irritated brother, so that they met in peace and friendship (Gen. 32:24-30; 33:1-4). "Samson prayed to God, and God showed him a well where he quenched his burning thirst, and so lived to judge Israel (Judg. 15:18-20). "David prayed, and God defeated the counsel of Ahithophel (2 Sam. 15:31; 16:20-23; 17:14-23). "Daniel prayed, and God enabled him both to tell Nebuchadnezzar his dream and to give the interpretation of it (Dan. 2: 16-23). "Nehemiah prayed, and God inclined the heart of the king of Persia to grant him leave of absence to visit and rebuild Jerusalem (Neh. 1:11; 2:1-6). "Esther and Mordecai prayed, and God defeated the purpose of Haman, and saved the Jews from destruction (Esther 4:15-17; 6:7, 8). "The believers in Jerusalem prayed, and God opened the prison doors and set Peter at liberty, when Herod had resolved upon his death (Acts 12:1-12). "Paul prayed that the thorn in the flesh might be removed, and his prayer brought a large increase of spiritual strength, while the thorn perhaps remained (2 Cor. 12:7-10).

Prayer really is that important. So take the time to get into prayer!

Be consistent and Be Blessed