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#279: Why Should We Pray Everyday?

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Loren Hicks에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Loren Hicks 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

I read about a village in Africa where the Christians were very diligent about praying. In fact, the believers each had their own special places of prayer outside the village where they went to pray in solitude. The villagers reached their own prayer spot by using their own private footpaths through the bush. Because they walked everyday to their place of prayer, eventually a path was worn down through the grass.

When grass began to grow over one of these trails, it was evident that the person to whom it belonged was not praying very much. Because these new Christians were concerned for each other’s spiritual welfare, a unique custom sprang up. When ever anyone noticed an overgrown “Prayer path,” he or she would go to the person and lovingly warn, “Friend, there’s grass on your path!”

Most Christians know there is power in having a consistent prayer life, but maybe you are wondering, “Why is it important that we pray every day?” In fact, one person told me, “The Bible says God knows our needs before we ask, so there is no need me in telling him about them.” Another person told me, “I don’t ask God for anything. This way I’m never disappointed when he doesn’t answer.”

Prayer is the means by which we develop our relationship with God. We come to God because He alone can meet our needs. He is the one who give strength. He is the one that breaks the power of sin. He is the one who can turn our darkness into light. We need a relationship with God more than we need anything else.

Consistent prayer is a vital part of the Christian life. Prayer is to the believer like oxygen to a deep sea diver. We cannot survive without it. It must and should be our first impulse, not our last resort! I like the quote that says, "Prayer is like the mortar that holds the bricks together, or the quiet pauses in a symphony. Without the mortar everything falls apart; without the quiet between the notes, no music. And without daily private prayer, Christians cannot be strong.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Never stop praying.” Colossians 4:2 says, “Devote yourself to prayer.”

We see the story of Daniel in the book of Daniel chapter six that he prayed three times each day. He is an example of someone who was faithful in daily prayer.

There are many reasons why prayer is something we do everyday, but the most important is because God desires us to do so. Yes, God knows all of our needs, but prayer is far more than asking God to do stuff. Prayer is about spending time with God. He has created us for relationship. As we pray we grow in close, intimate relationship with God. What a blessing it is that God can be known in a personal way.

In the book of James the Bible says that when we draw near to God, He draws near to us. God rewards our seeking with more of himself.

In our daily times of prayer we have the opportunity to worship, to express gratitude, to seek for God’s will and his guidance, to present our needs to him, and to listen for his voice.

We must see that there is no substitute for daily prayer. Nothing else will provide the spiritual strength we so desperately need.

As we become consistent in our prayer life, we will begin to see consistent answers to prayer. James 4:2 says, “You do not have because you do not ask God.” If you are not praying, it’s likely that you are not receiving.

Jeremiah 33:3 says “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” God wants us to call on Him so that He can answer our prayers. He also wants to share with us incredible blessings that we might otherwise have missed had we not reached out to Him through prayer.

Today’s Challenge: Recognize the importance of praying everyday. Decide when and where you will make this a spiritual discipline that you will practice.

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Manage episode 292692654 series 2800784
Loren Hicks에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Loren Hicks 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

I read about a village in Africa where the Christians were very diligent about praying. In fact, the believers each had their own special places of prayer outside the village where they went to pray in solitude. The villagers reached their own prayer spot by using their own private footpaths through the bush. Because they walked everyday to their place of prayer, eventually a path was worn down through the grass.

When grass began to grow over one of these trails, it was evident that the person to whom it belonged was not praying very much. Because these new Christians were concerned for each other’s spiritual welfare, a unique custom sprang up. When ever anyone noticed an overgrown “Prayer path,” he or she would go to the person and lovingly warn, “Friend, there’s grass on your path!”

Most Christians know there is power in having a consistent prayer life, but maybe you are wondering, “Why is it important that we pray every day?” In fact, one person told me, “The Bible says God knows our needs before we ask, so there is no need me in telling him about them.” Another person told me, “I don’t ask God for anything. This way I’m never disappointed when he doesn’t answer.”

Prayer is the means by which we develop our relationship with God. We come to God because He alone can meet our needs. He is the one who give strength. He is the one that breaks the power of sin. He is the one who can turn our darkness into light. We need a relationship with God more than we need anything else.

Consistent prayer is a vital part of the Christian life. Prayer is to the believer like oxygen to a deep sea diver. We cannot survive without it. It must and should be our first impulse, not our last resort! I like the quote that says, "Prayer is like the mortar that holds the bricks together, or the quiet pauses in a symphony. Without the mortar everything falls apart; without the quiet between the notes, no music. And without daily private prayer, Christians cannot be strong.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Never stop praying.” Colossians 4:2 says, “Devote yourself to prayer.”

We see the story of Daniel in the book of Daniel chapter six that he prayed three times each day. He is an example of someone who was faithful in daily prayer.

There are many reasons why prayer is something we do everyday, but the most important is because God desires us to do so. Yes, God knows all of our needs, but prayer is far more than asking God to do stuff. Prayer is about spending time with God. He has created us for relationship. As we pray we grow in close, intimate relationship with God. What a blessing it is that God can be known in a personal way.

In the book of James the Bible says that when we draw near to God, He draws near to us. God rewards our seeking with more of himself.

In our daily times of prayer we have the opportunity to worship, to express gratitude, to seek for God’s will and his guidance, to present our needs to him, and to listen for his voice.

We must see that there is no substitute for daily prayer. Nothing else will provide the spiritual strength we so desperately need.

As we become consistent in our prayer life, we will begin to see consistent answers to prayer. James 4:2 says, “You do not have because you do not ask God.” If you are not praying, it’s likely that you are not receiving.

Jeremiah 33:3 says “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” God wants us to call on Him so that He can answer our prayers. He also wants to share with us incredible blessings that we might otherwise have missed had we not reached out to Him through prayer.

Today’s Challenge: Recognize the importance of praying everyday. Decide when and where you will make this a spiritual discipline that you will practice.

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