The importance of prayer

Prayer is the breath, the basic activity of a Christian's life, without prayer they are not a true Christian in life. In all activities, in daily life, as well as in religious life and submission to God… The first important thing is still to seek God through prayer for His companionship, help, and illumination. guide us, for "without Me, you can do nothing" (John 15:5).

Prayer is really important. Through prayer, we have God's spirit and life force to nourish our souls, guided by His wisdom; Through prayer, God's will is revealed, and we receive strength and grace to help us courageously carry out His will in our lives. However, today when the scientific and material society is more and more advanced, people's belief in "God above" seems to be reduced.

Prayer is an essential need of human life. If the Catechism of the Catholic Church defines it: "Prayer is intimacy with God", then the Bible shows us that since the dawn of time, man has learned to pray. The book of Genesis recounts: On that day, in the evening, God used to walk with Adam to talk (Genesis 3:8). Regardless of religion, people themselves are aware of their fragile and limited status and see that they need to pray.

Therefore, people have taken many initiatives to pay their respects to the “He who is above”. And there have been many forms of prayer that have become cultural festivals of the people.

In his letter to the Philippians, Saint Paul teaches: Do not be anxious. But under all circumstances, bring your petitions, petitions, and thanksgivings and present before God what you are asking for. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will keep your heart and mind one with Jesus Christ. (Philippians 4:4-7)

And Jesus himself confirmed this when he taught us: Ask and it will be given to you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Luke 11:10).

Thus we can see that: prayer is extremely important and necessary in our lives because of human's limited strength and intelligence, without God's grace, we cannot live without it. thank God okay. will not be able to do anything, nor be able to overcome difficulties and supernatural events beyond human limits. However, “with God, nothing is impossible” (Luke1:34). That is why they have to rely on God for everything, bringing their pleas, pleas, and ideas. difficult prayer... But open it before the Lord with hope, and He will have mercy on us and sustain us and help us, as the Lord said to the woman with the bleeding: "Behold, behold. My daughter, your faith has saved you. Walk-in peace (Mark 5:29).

The Bible presents us, Jesus, as the man who kept praying in spite of his busyness, toiling all day with crowds in his preaching and healing journey. He is a prayer model for us as believers. He prayed everywhere, at all times, and especially the often went to high mountains or retreated to lonely places to pray (cf. Mark 1,15; 6:46; Luke 5,16; 6,12; John 6,15); it shows that He is a very filial son to the Father, always closely attached to the Father, talking to the Father, consulting the Father in all his decisions.

In addition, we must pray to overcome all temptations of the devil, as the Lord reminded the apostles: Watch and pray that you will not be tempted, for the spirit is quick. , but the flesh is weak. "

Prayer is also to help us to always prepare our hearts because: "At an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come" (Matthew 24:44), "The day of the Lord will come like men. “steal” (2 Peter 3; 10). “Therefore watch ye, lest your hearts be burdened with drunkenness and the cares of life, lest that day falls upon you like a sudden net, for on that day the nations inhabiting the earth will down on your heads. Watch, therefore, and pray always, that you may have the strength to escape all things that are to come, and to stand firm before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:36).

Prayer changes us. We often think that prayer changes God. This is simply not the case. Prayer changes us. When we spend time with God, He is working to change our hearts to be more like Him. The more time we spend with Him, the more we become like Him. Our habits and lifestyle change. We no longer live a self-centered life, but an other-centered life with a pure and sincere heart. Prayer changes us from the inside out.

Prayer brings light to the darkness. Sometimes we forget how powerful prayer is. We are not fighting against something imaginary. Our prayers are fighting the spiritual battles that remain in dark places. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For our struggle is not against the flesh, but against the rulers, against the government, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.”

Prayer gives us the opportunity to share every aspect of our lives with God. Life circumstances change every day. In fact, things can go from good to bad to worse in a very short time. God calls us to bring our concerns to Him for relief and potential blessings. He also calls us to share our joys and victories with Him. In fact, Jeremiah 33:3 says: “Call me, and I will answer you and tell you wonderful and hard-to-find things that you did not know. “God wants us to call on Him so He can answer our requests. He also wants to share with us the amazing blessings we might have missed if we hadn't turned to them. He through prayer. And finally, James 4:8 tells us to “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” God wants us to stay close to Him.