Lord, teach us to pray.

Luke 11:1(NKJV)

We need to understand the importance of prayer.

Jesus taught His disciples many things, but the only thing they asked Him to teach them was prayer. They asked because they saw how much Jesus valued prayer and how it permeated every aspect of His life and ministry.

I believe Jesus spent far more time praying than he did ministering. In fact, Jesus attributed His ministry's success to prayer. Prayer wasn’t perfunctory or routine for Him. Prayer was the clearest expression of the intimacy He has with His Father God. The gospels contain numerous accounts of Jesus praying alone, seeking the Father's heart and drawing from the Father’s strength to do the Father's will.

Prayer is difficult for many Christians. This is because we treat prayer as if it were a chore rather than a conversation. Prayer becomes easier when you have a genuine relationship with God.

Jesus taught His disciples to direct their prayers to the Father in order to strengthen their relationship with God. We will draw nearer to Him if we do the same. You will always feel alienated and less trusting of God if you do not have such intimacy. This makes it easy for you to fear and question God, filling your heart with doubt and hesitation. If you are willing to believe in God as your loving and providing Father, prayer can open the door for Him to move and guide you in every season of life.

Every season reveals to you a new aspect of the Father.  Each revelation of Him leads you to the reality of your life in Him. Rest comes from revelation because each revelation dispels any doubt you may have about how God sees and feels about you. Unfortunately, many of us are often in a hurry and do not take the time to strengthen our relationship with Him. When you truly want to know Him, He will show Himself to you. He never conceals Himself, but always reveals Himself.