Prayer is the key component!

What is it that is the most important thing for a christian? What is the thing that the devil fights a christian on the most? PRAYER! Think about it for a minute. Prayer is the key to everything in our christian walk! And yet, we often times, put it way down on our list of things to do. The devil surely knows it's importance. That's why he gets us so busy, so we can be distracted. How many times do you get down to pray, and your mind drifts to those dishes that need to be washed, those clothes need that need to be ironed, that yard that needs mowing? It usually never fails for me, I get on my knees, and immediately one of my children come in to ask me a question. How many prayers have you finished lying in bed at night? If your like me, I always fall to sleep, mid prayer! I try to pray several times during the day, but I find if I don't steal time away in the early morning to get in touch with God, then at the end of the day I realize that I've not done it all day!

Satan knows how important prayer is, and he knows not to just tell us not to........why? Well, human nature of course! How many times did you do something as a kid.....or even now........just because you were told 'not to'. He has to be a little more sneaky. It's not that he just puts obstacles out there for us, he's very talented. How many times do you pray, and then get up and feel that God was a million miles away? Or, the devil tells you what a stupid prayer that was?

He's determined to keep us away from God....that's his job! If he can't have your soul, he wants to rob you of your joy and a victorious christian life! Just as food is a necessity to live, so is prayer a necessity for our spirits to live! Don't just use prayer time for "I need... or I want... time." Fellowship with Christ, talk with your father! We make time to eat.........we get hungry enough, we'll stop EVERYTHING for food...........God help us to do the same with our prayer time! It's that important!

I can make time to read my Bible, I can make time to go to church, sure the devil fights those, too, but he works hardest on prayer. I thought about washing my car...what's the key component there?....WATER! Sure I need the bucket, I need the sponge, I need the soap........ but they all do NO good, if I have no water! The water hose is there, but it is of no value if I don't turn the water on! Like the hose, our 'line' to Christ is always there.....but we have to go to Him! We can also have the hose in our hand, ready to use, mash the handle.....and NOTHING happens, no water!!! Turn around, and you'll find a kink in the hose. Sometimes we have to check up on our spiritual lives, don't we? Stop wondering why you can't seem to get a prayer through, and look behind you........there may just be a kink in your spiritual hose! The water is still there, ready to spray out the end, isn't it? Christ is ALWAYS there, whether we can 'feel' Him or not!

Keep your prayer life open! It's THAT important! How would you feel if your child went for days without saying a word to you? How would you feel if the only time your child spoke to you was to ask you for something? Sobering isn't it? Make a set time to meet with Christ.....every day! Sad to say, we are creatures of habit, and if we don't set a specific time, we will, often times, not follow through. But don't just talk with Him then..........but throughout the day! You are His child, and He can't wait to hear from you!!!!

We have a family member dying right now. We know that she's saved, and she's had a full life here on earth, but it still saddens us deeply to see her go. How sad it would be if we couldn't talk with our Heavenly Father! I'm so thankful that He can give her dying grace, and peace and comfort........and at the same time He can give us that grace and peace and comfort that we need to let her go! We love you, Nan! Thank you God for our time on earth with her, but thank you most of all for the eternity that we one day will share with her! Thank you for that open line of communication we have with the Father, all the time, any time! It doesn't matter how we pray, it's only that we pray! I'm so thankful that it doesn't have to be elequant, it can be simple, it doesn't have to be a prayer like anyone else prays, but You listen to each individual! I'm so thankful that it doesn't have to be approved by anyone, all I have to do is call out to my Heavenly Father, and You are there!!!!