"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded" (James 4:8)
Have you ever considered the fact that each one of us pays a price when we allow our prayer lives to fall by the wayside? Of course that is not a monetary price, instead, it is a spiritual price.
When we fail to make prayer a priority - essentially forfeiting our time alone with God - we will begin to feel an emptiness in our lives, accompanied by a strange sense of unrest and uneasiness. In contrast, when our prayer lives are active, the weight of these burdens will be lifted from our shoulders by the mighty hand of the almighty God.
With this in mind, why would anyone choose to cease praying? The sad truth is that many of us have become so accustomed to weariness and hardship that we feel lost or uncomfortable without it. Yet, if we continue to nurture this style of living, we will begin to rely upon ourselves instead of upon God, thereby making ourselves vulnerable and at risk for disaster.
The clear solution, then, to avoid these difficulties is to place high priority upon our fellowship and communication with God. After all, we must be in contact with our heavenly Father in order to hear His voice and to understand and follow His will for our lives.
If you have allowed distance to come between you and your heavenly Father, confess this to Him today. When you renew your prayer life - the most important piece o your Christian walk - you will once again be able to experience God's blessings and His best for your life.
Father, I have deliberately distanced myself from You by withdrawing from my prayer time. I am sorry. I surrender this burden of walking alone and seek again Your face. Amen
~Charles Stanley~
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