The Important Of Prayer In Christian Life
The important of prayer in the life of every christian can't be over
emphasize; it is unique and spiritually honored by God. Do know that,
your backslide from faith didn't start the day you committed fornication
or tells lies; NO, It began the very day you lost your prayer life.The
first attack from the devil is to steal your prayer life.
Afterward, he will comes in other things and sink you deeply into sin to the point of No-Return. When you stop praying you will start sinning and when you start sinning you will stop praying.
A prayer-less Christian is a powerless Christian and when you are
powerless you become a football at the hand of the Devil. How you pray
determine your spiritual level because Prayer set your heart in flame.
Many of us are too busy to pray and have gone into spiritual coma.
Please, don't forget, your backsliding doesn't begin the day you commit
fornication or steal but from the day you lost your prayer life. A
brother shared with me and said "If i didn't pray fervently for about 2-3 days, demons will appear physically to swallow him" When i said about praying, i don't mean 5-10 minutes prayer. I mean prayer that makes things happen.
IMPORTANT OF PRAYER IN CHRISTIAN LIFE.
Late Pa Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola founder Of Christ Apostolic Church
(C.A.C ) once told his fellow ministers during prayer meeting to knee
down for SHORT prayer. After about 2-3 hours of kneeing down, the
minister becomes frustrated and sat down, leaving only Apostle Babalola
still on his knee praying for about 5-6 hours. The following day, they
asked him "Baba, if you ask us to pray a short prayer with you which
took almost 6 hours, How many hours will your LONG prayer last?"
Many of us knew Ori Oke Aanu (Mountain of Mercy) Praying Ground,
Erio-Ekiti in Osun State Nigeria. This mountain of prayer was founded by
this same Apostle Babalola. There is a spot on top of that mountain
rock where he knee to pray and his knee pierced through, leaving a giant hole in the rock due to his long hours in praying. That hole is still over there till-date.
This same Apostle traveled abroad with his ministers for missionary
work neither by air or water, he only gathered his minister for prayer
and instantly they disappeared into thin-air. Sometimes, when
preaching the angel will left-up his two legs and he will begin to move
and float in air without his feet touching the ground.
READ ALSO: The Ministry Exploits Of Apostle Babalola.
READ ALSO: The Ministry Exploits Of Apostle Babalola.
While praying on same mountain, a giant python came to swallow him but
instantly dried-up. On June 25, 1931 he slew the sinister Abugabu dragon
of the jungles of Yogumbo and with a bell and Yoruba Bible in his hand
he toured yoruba-Land preaching about repentance and importance of
prayer and fasting,
There was also a man called Duncan, after a very powerful message, people asked "What was his secret?" He said "13 hours of effectively prayer" Do you know why you are struggling to live right, fighting with sin and backslidden?
It’s because, you don't have time for prayer and Vigil. Many no longer
gather their family for prayer but can gather to watch movies, from part
1, 2 and 3 all at straight for 5-6 hours. Hence, to pray everybody will
fall asleep, eating and having sex in the dream.
Many that started zealously are ending up today in flesh. Many believers are struggling to preach the gospel due
to lack of honest and good report which is already waxing cold. Some
Instead of bringing their strong reason to God they rather end-up
quarreling, complaining and fighting God. They see God as a partial God
whenever he answered the prayers of their neighbor's but kept silent to
their own prayers.
But If God is partial, would he had created the Angels and other living
elements? No; he created them all to the glory of his name; likewise
human. we are created to worship the beauty of his holiness in
righteousness and truthfulness. Therefore; if your prayers isn't been
answer. you need to view vividly into your christian life and examine if
you are living right or perhaps still entangle yourself in worldly fashion or immodesty apparel.
Prayer is like exhaling the spirit of man and Inhaling the spirit of
God. Prayer is like a pulse and how you pray determine your spiritual
life level. If you want God to take your ministry life to higher level,
engage in serious prayer. Prayer caused God glory to cover your physical
eyes from beholding evil or wicked thoughts and leads you from falling
into sin. When you become lazy or too busy to pray the veil covering
your eyes and heart will begin to melt-off.
Afterward, you will began to beheld or sees the enticement, pleasure and
enjoyable part of such sin, and after committing it, your eyes will
opened and cried-out "Oh No, i don't know what happen to me" When you stop praying you will start sinning and when you start sinning you will stop praying.
READ ALSO: How Satan Stop Our Prayers.
At this junction, the devil will opened your eyes to see faults, errors
and mistakes of your pastors and members. You will see your problem
greater than God. You will ceased from following and spiritually cut-off
from fellowship and your heavenly zeal will began to burns-off. A
minister once told his fellow pastor, that the joy of preaching has left
him. But just only forcing himself because he didn't want people to
knew about his backslidden.
However, spiritually the joy and zeal of serving God had been rob-off
from him. His spiritual life already buried. His faith has been
devastated resulting into frustration, hopelessness, then finally into
spiritual mental illness. Which will result him sinking deeply and
deeper into inequities to a point of No-Return. I pray; may it never be
your portion in Jesus name, but always engage in prayer force and this
important of prayers shall be behold in your life,