Prayer is something that always gets talked about and acted out in church, but the importance of prayer is not always remembered. Sometimes, we get in such a habit of praying before meals or after a church service ends. However, getting in the habit of prayer, although a good thing, can also be a bad thing. Like many things, there are times where we fall into a habit and don't always remember the importance of different things.
Prayer is something that isn't just a daily habit. It is a wonderful way that we, as humans, can continue to have a relationship with God. Prayer is something that is so wonderful because there are so many ways that it can be utilized. Whether it is praying for health or for wisdom, God is always open to hear our prayers and hel us. Prayer is something that is so special, that when it is just brushed of as something so simple, it is hard to remember the importance of it.
A wonderful aspect of prayer is that it is our way of being able to communicate with God. It is our way of talking to Him, as well as one of the ways that He will talk to us. Based off of this, there are so many times where our prayers become something that is said so quickly. Whether it be early in the morning or right before bed, our prayers usually end up being so quick and based on what we want or request. Because of this, we never spend time just taking a breathe and being quiet so that we can listen to what God has to say to us. Many times this is needed because so often we ask but never listen, when in reality we need to listen more than ask.
In the end, prayer is so powerful and wonderful because it isn't something that we have to strive for or try to perfect. Our prayer doesn't have to be perfect because God doesn't expect us to be perfect. God knows that we aren't perfect and that sometimes we don't always know how to talk to Him, but the good thing is that we don't always have to know. We can always go to God and just be there, we don't always have to have words. We can just sit and be in the presence and God will not judge us.
There are so many wonderful aspects of prayer and the fact that it doesn't have to be perfect is so helpful. So many times we get caught up in worrying about whether or not people will judge us by our prayer or that our prayer has to be perfect and it doesn't. Prayer is a conversation between you and God and in no way does that ever have to be perfect because God will love us no matter what. He accepts us for who we are and just wants us to talk to Him. So cherish your prayer and remember it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be truthful.
