“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” (Colossians 4:2).
Give prayer a shot? Nope. That’s not what the text says.
Pray when you’re in trouble? Yes. You should do that. But that’s not what this text says.
Pray when you want something from God? Hmmm. That’s not what the text says.
Pray when you have time? Pray when it’s convenient? Nope.
DEVOTE yourselves to prayer.
Make it a priority. Make it a non-negotiable. Make time for prayer as if your life depended on it.
If God is God, and God knows what’s best and God wants what’s best for us, doesn’t it make sense that we would turn to God and ask him what he has in mind? That’s where prayer comes in. It’s not just about telling God what we want. It’s okay to do that. But that can’t be the totality of prayer.
Since God is God, and God knows what’s best and because God wants what is best for us, you ask God what he wants us to do.
So, do you make time for prayer? Do you make prayer a priority?
If you want to grow up, you will grow up as you discover more of God’s will and heart for you through prayer.
Praxis: Faith in Action 