The One Thing Necessary...

The One Thing Necessary

Here we are again at the close of another year. The close of the year brings a time of reflection and anticipation all in the same moment. We reflect on the past year and see what has come to pass. My prayer is that during such a reflection, we remember to look at what God has done for us. What has God done for you in 2015? While asking that question we also have a sense of anticipation for the New Year that is coming. We anticipate what God has in store for us in 2016.

I want us to think about the one thing necessary as we close another great year and anticipate toward 2016. 

What about our prayer life? How did you grow in prayer during the course of 2015? How do you want to grow in 2016 when it comes to prayer? Why is prayer so important? Prayer is the oxygen of our relationship with God. When prayer is absent, the relationship suffers. We see encouragement and commandments to pray throughout the Bible story as we read it daily. The story of the Bible is filled with prayer. 

Prayer was an essential part of the lives of the people of God in Bible history.

When we take the time to review our prayer lives and look for ways that we need to grow, we begin to see the value in prayer. We learn that we can’t go on without it in daily life. When we try to do it all on our own, we fail and we do so miserably. Begin now as we go into the New Year and look for ways that you can grow in prayer with God. Start small and see God do the rest, you may be surprised.

Keep praying…Trent