Is Prayer Important for Believers?

Prayer. What is prayer?

Let's define prayer as: communicating with our Creator. Prayer might be asking God for help. It might be thanking Him for His blessings. Or it could be simply communicating, much the same way we talk with a friend, discussing our day.

How important is prayer? If we believe in the Creator, believe He exists, and we believe that He desires to have a relationship with us, how important is prayer? If prayer is simply communicating, chatting if I may, then how important is prayer?

If we define prayer as simply chatting with God, and He desires a relationship with us, then perhaps we can compare prayer with talking with our best friend or spouse. How important is daily communication with your spouse or your best friend? Isn’t conversation and communication necessary to grow closer? 

When we invest time and effort into any relationship, it helps us to grow closer to that person. So if we talk with God daily, do we not also grow closer to Him? And if we don’t communicate with God daily, can we grow closer? Even if we fill our lives with holy activities: reading Christian books, doing good works, going to church - will we grow closer without prayer? No.

Prayer is infinitely important. When I pray daily, communicate with God and make time for Him in my day-to-day life, life makes more sense. When I don’t spend time with God daily, especially communicating with Him, I notice a profound difference in my mood, patience, and daily life.

When you pray, you are communicating with the Lord, the Creator of the universe. How amazing is it to have the Creator of the Universe want to know you, love you, and hear your thoughts?

Are you communicating with God daily? Do you make time for Him every day, no matter what? If you do, great. If not, I challenge you to get into the habit now. You will notice an immediate difference in the way you perceive things and in the way you respond to the world around you. 

Prayer changes everything