Quote Source – John Calvin and discussion by Rich Holt

A Biblical Christian worldview perspective – When you pray in private or public, is it something done as an activity … a specific time of day or point in a Sunday service or Bible study group that has a set pattern and formula? Is prayer an activity in your life, if you even engage in it on a regular basis?

Prayer is intended to be a relationship, not an activity. The Lord desires to pull us out of our patterns and formulas and draw close to us, and prayer is key to that connection. Fellowship with the Father and Son through the Holy Spirit is not something we should see as “just what we are supposed to do” before a meeting or at the close of one. Even in our quiet time, prayer should not be a rote dissertation from a list of “I needs” and “I wants” but a desire to connect with the Creator of the universe. Further, it is not a matter of how long you pray or how articulate you are in front of others. It is more about the honest intensity of your prayer and an increasing awareness of His presence in the “conversation.”

We can be so active in service to the Lord that we suffer by not taking time to fellowship with Him. And just having a quiet time reading one’s Bible and saying a quick prayer is not enough.

If you were to rate your prayer life on a scale from one to ten, where would it be? Is the Food Pantry, Children’s Church, Visitation, Mission Trips, Kitchen Cleanup, Teaching Sunday School, Preaching, and Sermon Prep more important than strengthening your personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

No question they all are important … but which ones are you prioritizing and which are atrophying?

What is the true source of our faith, spiritual activity or prayerful fellowship with the risen Lord?

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