Right Priorities

I came across this article in the United News by Joy Porter called Making Prayer a Priority(page 10). I was curious to read it because I have met her and her husband at the Feast several years ago. I have to say I was very impressed. I am always looking for tricks or ideas on how to pray better and more.

I am blessed that my father really installed in me the need and importance for prayer. While I was growing up, he would come in every morning to pray with me before he left for work. I am sure I said the same thing every morning, but it did instill the habit of praying every morning. Like Joy talks about in her article there have been times when I haven’t prayed everyday, but I can honestly say that although they may have been short prayers I have never gone for longer than two days without praying.

In my mind when I don’t pray I feel like I am letting Satan win. That by my not praying I am allowing him to separate me from God. I think this is one of the ways that sin separates us from our Father. It can be very hard to face God when we have sinned.

I love Joy’s idea about making a prayer/Bible Study basket. I love pretty things, so that really interested me. I am going to think about doing that myself.