Constantly Ask God's Help in Prayer

Readings:
Psalm 39
Ephesians 6:18-24

Focus:
Ephesians 6:18a: "Constantly ask God's help in prayer, and pray always in the power of the Spirit."

It is good to have a time every day to spend in prayer with God. But besides that, we can send little prayers to God throughout the day. This accomplishes many purposes.

When we do this, if we are in a difficult situation, we ask God for help right at the moment we need it. So often, when I have been in a puzzle, I have quickly just prayed, "Help me, God," and then I have found that the right words have come, or I have arrived at the right decision.

Praying constantly also accustoms us to being in God's presence. It gets us used to the idea that God is there, waiting to be in relationship with us.

And, best of all, continual little prayers throughout the day build our relationship with God. A friendship would never grow if we hardly ever communicated with the friend. It is the same with a relationship with God. Prayer is communicating with God. We must do it often in order to have a relationship with him.

That is why it is so good to constantly ask God's help in prayer.