Breakfast With Christ - The Lifestyle Of Prayer

BREAKFAST WITH CHRIST

TOPIC: THE LIFESTYLE OF PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:17

"pray without ceasing"

WHAT IS PRAYER?

Welcome to BWC. Prayer is one of the most important gifts God gave to mankind. There is actually no substitute for prayer. Prayer is a relationship we establish with God. Prayer is a communication between man and God.

IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

A child of God cannot survive without prayer. Prayer is so important that even Jesus Christ made prayer His lifestyle whilst on earth. Prayer hands us spiritual authority. This whole world is controlled by spiritual forces. If you don't pray, you will be powerless.

Prayer is an opportunity to gain spiritual strength. When you feel spiritually weak, just pray. Prayer unlocks doors for the believer. Prayer breaks boundaries. Prayer sustains us.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD WE PRAY?

The answer to this is quite simple, we must pray ALWAYS. Apostle Paul in our text for today is urging us to "pray without ceasing". To pray without ceasing doesn't mean we must pray non-stop. It simply means prayer has to be our lifestyle.

We must have a consistent prayer life. Prayer shouldn't be something we must do once in a while. Our prayer life has to be consistent. Prayer has to be a daily habit. We must pray when things are not fine and we must also pray when things are fine.

It said that too much of everything is bad. But this isn't true for prayer. There is no too much prayer. We must pray as if our lives depended on it. There are lots of spiritual battles we lose when we don't pray.

So today I want to encourage you to have a prayer life. Let prayer become your daily lifestyle. It should be the air you breathe. Prayer is a powerful spiritual exercise. Never underestimate the power in prayer. If you are not praying, you are only playing.