We live in times that move relentlessly fast, where daily distractions compete for our attention, and worries weigh heavily on our hearts and minds.
Praying every day is a divine moment for believers, as now, when in prayers, we breathe comfort and peace, as we are in the presence of the almighty Christ.
Praying is not to be done as a religious routine or task; it is a relationship with God that we are to live and nurture as precious each day.
Why Praying Every Day Matters
Praying is the moment when man meets the Divine.
It is a sacred moment that will also make the place where prayer is made a holy place, as now God resides there at the moment, at that very place.
It is now a sacred space and moment where faith is strengthened, burdens are released, and hope is renewed.
Prayer is a breathing dialogue between the mortal being and God, who is eternal.
Prayer is a relationship for the believer with God.
Praying every day is like breathing every day, not reciting some faith formulas or asking for things or a “spare tyre” to be pulled out only in emergencies.
Prayer is a conversation, a dialogue, or communication between the believer and God.
Prayer is a one-to-one moment; no one else or nothing else in the world should matter when in prayer.
The merging of the being and God, even for a microsecond in that divine moment of prayer, is a blessing, and then that seeker is gifted, even if he or she is unaware.
The state of presence of the heavenly angels before God in heaven is what is achieved by the seeker on earth when in prayer.
Why not then? Praying every day is essential. You become an angel.
From each day’s experience, we learn that spending time and speaking with somebody builds a relationship with that person.
Now, how can it be different with God?
Praying every day to God will do the same. We build a personal, intimate relationship where you share your heart, joys, worries, and thoughts with God, who’s now your best friend or a family member.
Praying Every Day: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
There can be no further inspiration than Jesus Christ when it comes to praying every day.
The Holy Bible speaks of Jesus going into the wilderness and also on the mountain to pray alone, and not occasionally, but every day.
Jesus had His moments when He would spend speaking to His Father.
He knew He was on a mission of His Father and also knew He couldn’t do it alone; He needed His Father all along.
It was in these moments that He was strengthened and guided when in communion with His Father in prayer.
Jesus, by example, shows us that praying every day isn’t about a rigid ritual but about maintaining a vital connection with God, and it happens only in this moment of prayer.
Following Jesus’ ways of praying daily, there is a realization and a submission, and we now move on from relying on our own limited energy to tapping into a source of aid that is divine.
Praying every day is entering and walking into a “desolate place,” as Jesus did, and in our own busy schedules and troubles, allowing God’s presence and peace to anchor and guide our lives.
Prayer is our umbrella against the rain and thunder of a life in living.
Praying Every Day and Being Like God
Can we be like God, with all our sins?
No must be your answer.
Yes, that’s right, but even a dust particle of the Lord’s feet is enough for us to be called worthy if we become that.
Praying every day will have its consequences… It will surely make us like Him.
We as humans by nature become and behave according to the company we keep, so having God in the midst of our daily living in prayers will make us like him.
We will build God’s nature of endurance, patience, understanding, mercy, and love.
The grace of holiness and the spirit of God’s own self are breathed on us when we are praying every day.
The very presence and time spent in prayer will touch and heal our intellects and minds, making us wise, and aligning our hearts to God’s will and purpose for our lives.
When in prayer, God is working on you; you stare towards God, and His response of staring back at you carries all the blessings spoken before.
Our stare can be empty; God’s staring has His protection, mercy, love, and goodness given to us as a gift.
No single prayer is a time wasted or spent and exercised in God’s book of life for you.
It will be named as a ‘good deed’ if you were to be accountable at the end of your life for all the time spent by you on earth.
A ‘good deed,’ as you, when in prayer, had acknowledged and thanked your creator, sustainer, and the one who sacrificed Himself in Christ, just so you could live with God in eternity after this earthly life.
The Holy Bible says …
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself (1 Corinthians 6:19)
What happens in the temple or church…? Prayers.
So praying every day should happen inside this temple (our bodies)
Making Prayer a Daily Habit
Give us this day our daily bread, (Matthew 6:11)
The Lord’s Prayer is not just seeking our daily food of the word of God and earthly food for sustenance but, as a true disciple, should expand to asking Jesus to grant the grace to thank Him in prayer every day.
Praying every day is a moment that we ignore as ordinary.
But it is a grace, a gift that we should ask God to grant in all humbleness.
Imagine a very important person, a celebrity, or an actor who won’t give you time every day.
Here we have the king of kings, the lord of lords, in Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, the only begotten Son of God, sitting with you every day in prayers.
Are you so important to Him?
No, you aren’t important.
…you are precious to Him.
So spend your time and enjoy, while it lasts, this blissful divine moment when heaven comes down to earth, when you are in conversation with Jesus in prayer.
Make prayers every day like breathing; it has to happen.
I cannot miss my prayers.
Oh! Selfish human being that I am, my Jesus won’t stop loving me, stop protecting me, or stop blessing me, even if I don’t remember Him or pray to Him for many a year.
But cannot I just give Him a few moments in return for His unconditional love for me, a nobody?
For all the tons of blessings, can I not, in return, when in prayers, talk to Him and make Him smile as He watches me?
I can and I should, daily, every day.
Praying Molds Me
“You are the potter, I am the clay,” goes the song, inspired by the Bible verses from Jeremiah and Isaiah.
Praying every day is asking God to mold us to be soldiers of Christ and His Kingdom.
Would you be just watching God’s Kingdom from the outside or wish to be inside the very kingdom, working as soldiers of God for the kingdom?
Ask in prayers to God each day to give and bless you with what is required; “mold me as clay with your able hands” should be your prayer.
Praying molds the human nature and traits in me to be like God. It unites me to imitate His very self, (unknown to my doing or understanding)
Consequences Of Not Praying
When we neglect prayer, we experience a spiritual dryness, and our faith can quietly drift into self-reliance.
We boast our achievements and success to our own hard work and talents; thus, we portray our selfish selves.
Praying every day keeps us grounded, and God’s will is unveiled to us for our lives.
Prayer is not mere words of praise; it is a posture of dependence on God.
Daily prayers train our hearts to seek Him first, not only in times of crisis but also in moments of peace and gratitude.
Praying Every Day: What Will You Gain
The greatest gift of praying every day is finding ‘inner peace.’
In our times of constant chaos and noise, prayers can be a soothing, healing breeze for our troubled, tense mind and spirit.
There will be financial pressures, relational conflicts, health issues, and uncertainties of the future.
Prayers do not always remove these struggles, but they change how we face them if we intercede with prayers.
God will now replace anxiety with assurance and fear with faith.
Praying every day reminds us that we are never alone; there is a friend, our God, guardian, and friend, and He listens, He cares, and He acts according to His perfect wisdom.
The answers to our prayers may be delayed, but His presence in prayers will keep us anchored in trust.
When you pray daily, there is a habit that is formed and becomes a delight, a sacred meeting you look forward to with your Heavenly Father.
Praying every day is a daily surrender to God.
Keep praying.
A Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Find us waiting on you as we pray.
Guide us as we are lost in earthly trials and troubles.
Give us the wisdom of knowing your will.
Let us always hope in you; never be discouraged.
Teach us the mysteries of life and our relationship with you.
Make us worthy when standing before you in your kingdom.
Wash our hearts and souls in your precious blood.
We make this prayer in Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
