Too Much

I am often overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I need to pray for and it tempts me not to pray.

If you are like me you have a prayer list that is a mile long. Just the sheer volume of it is discouraging. Time and energy seem to evaporate. But I know that I must overcome the temptation to bypass praying by praying. This is why prayer is a discipline of the faith.

A Battle

#3 - There is always someone or something that will try to keep me from praying. I have discovered that my flesh, this world and Satanic forces are working to keep me from praying. The activity of prayer has to be one of the greatest battlefields in the mind of the believer.

Prayer is essential to God's work that's why I think it is opposed so greatly.

Regrets

One of the things I have learned about prayer is that I have never regretted the time I have spent praying, but I do regret the times I have not prayed. When I look back over my life I know that I should have prayed more.

I never have prayed and thought well that was a big waste of time. It is just good and right to pray.

May we all pray more...

30 in 30

I have been sharing the 30 things I have learned about pray in 30 years with GracePointe at Wednesday night Bible Study. So, I will share them with all (or both) of my blog followers.

Lesson #1 - Study the prayers of the Bible to learn how to pray.

The best way to learn to pray is to look at how people prayed in the Bible. I have gained a great education in prayer by studying how Nehemiah, Moses, Daniel and Jesus prayed.

Confession of Prayer

3 Things I Confess I Need to Do More

1. Pray more.
2. Pray more for others.
3. Pray more with others.
   

Confession needs to lead to action.