How Important is Prayer?

PITS -Pray In The Spirit.


And always Pray in the Spirit (PITS) on all occasions, with all prayers and request...As believers we should always be praying, whether we are on the mountain tops or in the pits way down in the valley, our hearts should be crying out to the Almighty God, under all circumstances, for God to hear, forgive our sins and heal our land. And this is exactly what God wants to do, for he said: If my people which are called by name, will humble themselves, and pray, seek my face and turned from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land.

This is indeed an amazing thing that God wants to do. However it hinges on us first doing four things: 1) Humble ourselves, 2) Pray, 3) Seek his face, and 4) Turn from our wicked ways, then God will do three things 1) Hear from heaven, 2) Forgive our sins, and 3) Heal our land. As we reflect on this we can easily see how fundamentally important prayer is before God will do anything, for our benefits and the benefits of others as well.

We always need to bear in mind that we should first examine our own life to unshackle any pride, so that we can bring ourselves into a state of humility before we commence our journey of walking with God in prayer. Pride is a major deterrent of God's presence, and as we know, this was the downfall of Lucifer the chief angel in heaven, which resulted in his expulsion from heaven along with one third of the angels that followed him. Having said that, we should understand that pride will hinder our prayers and prevent God from hearing us.

After we have eliminated any pride in our lives and have humble ourselves, we should then commence our prayer journey. We can pray about any and everything, anytime, anywhere and for how long we may wish or have the strength to do. The most effective prayers are not only those done in a spirit of humility, but those done in the spirit of fasting and on our knees. For success in our prayers however, and like anything else in life, such as in our academic careers, there must be consistency, such as when we study at a fix times, we should be praying at a fix time on a daily basis. When we do this we will witness the manifest greatness and awesomeness of a great and merciful mighty God.

Following our prayers, we can wait on God and seek his face for direction on what to do and where to go, and to accomplish God's will for our live in spreading his message of love and hope for all mankind, irregardless of our religious persuasions. God has encouraged us to seek his face, for he knows how discouraging and complex this world is, we are living in today, and how frail and insignificant we feel at times, so that He almighty God can intervene to bless us in all ways possible. A chief characteristic required in our lives, if we will seek the face of God, would be our determination, no matter what that natural instinct may tell us.

Finally a major requirement mentioned by God was that we should all turn from our wicked ways. We must recognize that we are all sinners who have fallen short of God's glory, and therefore we need to understand that God in his mercy and love, has made abundant provision for the forgiveness of our sin, through the death and resurrection of his son Jesus. We are weak when it comes for us to turn from our sins by ourselves in our own strength, therefore God has made abundant provision, where if we confess our sins to his son Jesus Christ and ask his mercy and forgiveness he will lovingly do so.

When we do all the above, not only will God hear us when we PRAY, but he will FORGIVE our sins, and HEAL our land.

Hopefully I can write more on the last paragraph above, at a later date.

God bless you for reading and sharing this.

Anthony Persaud