Day 5: prayer is a lifestyle

Prayer is one of the most overlooked weapons that we have as believers. If we understood what prayer does in the spiritual realm we would never stop praying. In James 5-13 God's word is empowering us to pray about everything. Pray about the struggle, pray about the success. Pray when you feel like it and pray even harder when you don't feel like it. A life without prayer is pride. A life without prayer is a life that is not surrendered to God. Even if you haven't prayed in a while, it's never too late to develop a lifestyle of prayer. It is hard to get close to a God that you don't communicate. Here are some helpful tips that can help you start praying more.

1. Designate a specific place for prayer. So this means you have to get out of bed sisssss! Your bed is designated for sleep so you need a new location for prayer. It can be in your car, in a closet, in a specific chair, with a specific blanket, or taking walk. The point is that sometimes you must leave your comfort zone to prepare your heart to receive whatever God is saying. In scripture, we see people like Habakkuk, Daniel, and even Jesus go to secluded places to pray and seek the face of God

2. Just talk. There are times when your prayer is organized and clear. There are other times when you just need to get whatever is bothering you off of your chest before you can say anything else to God and that is ok. Just talk. Tell Him what is wrong. Let Him know that you feel rejected and betrayed. Let Him know that you are fighting jealousy in your heart. You know the feeling is wrong but at that moment you cannot help but be jealous and you want Him to teach you how to let the comparison spirit go. God is not your boss at work or your professor that you have to come to proper with all these introductions. He wants to hear your heart, not your prayer script.

3. Put Prayer First. Many times the reason we don't pray is that we have turned prayer into an option that we will get to eventually. When we don't get to it we just reallocate it for another time. either way, we know that it may or may not get done. Prayer must be a priority if it's ever going to get done. Just like we wouldn't leave our house without brushing our teeth, we should allow a day to go back with submitting our lives to the hands of God. The prayer of yesterday cannot sustain you for the rest of the week. You need fresh grace, revelation, and strength for the journey. All of that is found in the place of prayer.

There is power in prayer.
So, make prayer a lifestyle today.

Question: In your life which one of the 3 tips for prayer could help you develop a more consistent prayer pattern?