I wonder what comes to mind when
you see or hear the word prayer and when you hear people talk about a life of
prayer. You are probably thinking it is a life for the pastors and intercessors
only and then maybe for your mother or wife. I must tell you this - you are the
primary intercessor for your own life. Every other person is secondary. As
believers, we are meant to live by faith which in reality translates to
believing though you do not see; so that believers go forward without a full
picture of where they are going but our solace is in the fact that The One that
holds our hands to lead the way sees and knows all things so that as long as we
remain connected to Him, we will be fine. To ensure that we remain on the right
path, guarded by our guide, we have to remain in constant communion with Him.
Luke 18: 1 “One day
Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never
give up.
It is a must that we are in
constant touch with Him if we must reach the heights ordained for us and
keeping in touch is prayer. A life of prayer speaks of total and absolute
dependence on God. It suggests that one is aware of one’s weakness and has elected
to tap into God’s strength. Also, God says we are the head; which encompasses
seeing from a vantage position. Communing with God helps us see through His
eyes giving us a higher perspective than the ordinary which puts us in a class
higher than others so that like Daniel, we are more intelligent than our
teachers and this has nothing to do with age but the fact that one is rubbing
minds with God Almighty.
Daniel 1: 17 “God
gave these four men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of
literature and wisdom.”
Don’t let anyone deceive you,
there is only so far a believer can go in life without a good prayer life. Satan,
knowing this, has sold us a lie that prayer is tough and we have accepted it so
that many of us don’t even try to build a prayer life. In Nigeria, where I
live, we have learnt, to ‘contract’ out all our praying to people who talk to
God on our behalf and tell us what God is saying concerning us. In return, we
‘bless’ them but the mindset is that we pay them to deal with all our prayer
and prayer related matters. How very sad? If communing with God is a chore for
you, then there is a problem which can be fixed. Can it really be so tough to
commune with a Father? At least make an attempt at cultivating a prayer life and
determine for yourself that it is truly tough. Of course, as with any new
relationship, it is not the smoothest initially but as you get to know each
other better, it becomes more pleasurable.
1 Thessalonians 5:
17 “Never stop praying.”
What parent would not take
pleasure in communing with their child? It is no different with the ultimate
Father who takes great delight in spending time with us so much so that He
would come down to fellowship with man. Indeed, if we learn to go to Him first
when you have challenges, you will find that you don’t need to seek counsel
from anyone thereafter. You will operate in such amazing wisdom that even you
will wonder at the kind of decisions you make because you know that it is way
above your level of knowledge. The truth is God wants His children to operate
in dominion and that can only happen if we stay connected to Him so that the
Holy Spirit who searches His mind can let us into His mind as we pray.
Information empowers you and God is ready to let you into deep things as you
commune with Him. Let us not faint in the matter of prayer.
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