We see how important it is to pray and ask God to show us things that will help us in our walk with Him. This is important but what is more important is that we live our lives to glorify God. We can and need to continually pray but we need to understand its God’s timing and His will that will be done.
Look what Jesus prays for in John 17 verses 20-21, “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their message. I pray that they will be one, just as you and I are one- as you are in Me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent Me.”
I was researching prayer and what I found was that it is for our growth and for other people’s growth in Him, for wisdom, strength in situations and not for individual gain. It is the way we build a relationship with Him.
In Romans chapter 12 verse 12 Paul says, “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.”
Our prayer is important because it is how we talk and have a relationship with God. When we pray constantly we build up the Spirit of God who lives in us and we learn to live a changed life transformed in the image of Christ.
Jesus goes on to say in verses 6-7 “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Our lives must show that we are God’s chosen one’s and we must understand our constant praying and building that relationship, asking, seeking and knocking is what God desires from us. Think about how we are living when we are praying, are we in Him as He is in the Father or are we living for ourselves and separated from Him? We should be seeking wisdom and discernment as we continually grow to be like Christ. The definition of prayer is, “To address God with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving; to intercede.” It is 100% relational and a constant discussion and should be done always. Amen