One pillar that should never be compromised in your life is that of prayer. As a child of God you have to stay prayerful. We are enjoined in our opening scripture to continue praying. Irrespective of busy schedules, prayer should never be relegated. Treat prayer like a lifeline. Through prayer, a spiritual conducive environment is created within us for the operations of the Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 concurringly instructs us: “Pray without ceasing”. All through His earthly ministry, Jesus stayed prayerful. He did not allow fame and increased ministry engagement become reasons for less praying. Amidst increased fame and increased ministry workload, Luke 5:16 testifies: “Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray”. He never had excuse for not praying. Don’t allow excuses. Always have intentional set times of prayer but also prayer-punctuations within the day.

Sometimes, other saints wonder what you should be praying about. They are always waiting for prayer request items to pray. However, prayer is not just for making requests to God. The greater purpose of prayer transcends making requests. Prayer is primarily for fellowship. It is a communion with God by the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus. Prayer is part of your priestly ministry as children of God. You are supposed to offer spiritual sacrifices to God. This is your divine call to fulfil. 1 Peter 2:5 records: “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ”. These spiritual sacrifices are your prayers of praise to God. They are a spiritual ministration to God from the altar of your heart. Leviticus 6:12 instructs: “The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out”. Stay prayerful.