Prayerless Studies

I know that there are many people out there who are like me. You go to church. You are active in your youth group. You read your Bible, you listen to worship music.

Is it just me, or is there something missing from that description?

You don't pray.

Now, I am a firm believer that all of those things are necessary in order to have a healthy relationship with Jesus Christ. Absolutely. But without prayer, how are you CONNECTING with God? Sure, you're learning about Him, you're reading about Him, you're singing about Him. But you aren't connecting.

It was once said by a wise (but unknown) person, "The one concern of the devil is to keep people from praying. The devil fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but TREMBLES when we pray."

I, for one, enjoy making the devil tremble. He has made me tremble too many times to count, and there is nothing better than getting back at him for that pain. I choose to PRAY, to keep in close contact with God, who makes me strong.

Don't let religion keep you from God. In a sense, it does that. I often get so caught up in the tradition of religion--which ultimately pulls me further from God. Just be careful. PRAY every day, all the time...God won't get tired of listening to you (and the devil won't stop trembling).