Pray Without Ceasing

Pray without ceasing- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? What is the last thing you do before you close your eyes at night? When you go through your day where do your priorities lay? What holds your attention and affects your thoughts all day long? Goes God enter into your thought process? Do you have communication with Him? If not, why not? Most only pray when they need or want something, are having problems, or are in trouble. When do you pray? God would like to hear from you all the time not just once in a while.
We go to every place in this world seeking guidance, strength, attention and love we need for relationships. We search the internet trying to find what we need for living. When we pray we enter into the presence of God and we communicate with Him through our heart. If there were a place where we could find all the strength, power and direction to live a productive and successful life should we not go there? God who is the creator of all things, the keeper of all wisdom, and the protector of all who seek His presence has provided just such a place. Through the blood sacrifice on the cross Jesus has opened the door to a place we can find peace strength and direction.
Maybe that is why Paul is instructing us with such a strong command—pray without ceasing. Does this mean we are to spend all our days and nights on our knees in prayer. No but we are to be in a constant state of prayer and communication with God. We are not to pray to appease some vague sense of guilt or obligation, but to enjoy the great pleasures, pursue the great holiness, and enter the great presence of the One who loved us so much He sent His son to die for us.
Verizon claims to rule the air. Even with that claim Verizon drops call occasionally. God on the other hand never drops a call never looses a signal and never asks us to update our phone. We do have to turn our phone on to get and make calls. His line is never busy and He does not have voice mail. He answers when you call, but you do have to call. Paul said pray without ceasing. Or don’t stop praying stay in total communication with God. Praying is a two way line of communication, you talking to God and God talking to you. Sometimes if God has not heard from you He will make a call. Do you hear the phone ring? You will if you are in a constant state of prayer and in communication with God. In other words keep your phone turned on. Here is something to think about God can’t answer your prayer if you don’t call Him. He can’t talk to you if you don’t answer. Have you talked to God today?