Pray or Prey? It's my Choice.

These past few months have revolved around the topic of prayer. I learned how important prayer was, how we should be praying without ceasing, and how we should be praying with gladness. However, it wasn't until church this morning that it really hit me. I find every excuse not to pray. "I have homework", "I am too tired, I'll fall asleep!", "I'm just going to check Facebook... Twitter... Instagram... Tumblr... Timehop... Netflix...". I seem to be pushing prayer to the backseat, only to be moved up when I need it enough. I don't want my life to be revolved around a "Help me" prayer. I want my life to be revolved around a "Thank you" prayer. "And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:9-15. The only way for me to thank my God and to know more about Him is to pray. It is the least that I can do for the one who gave His son for me. This morning The Lord laid something on my heart that has been laid on it over and over before, social media. I will be taking a fast from social media, again. I don't know how long this fast will be this time; it may be weeks or months, but I will not be spending another wasted hour looking at my news feed or at some reality show. Whenever I miss social media it will remind me to pray, whenever I'm 'bored' I will read His word, whenever I want to binge watch Netflix I will watch a sermon. I want to take this time that God is giving me to crave a two way relationship with my Savior. I want to take this time to dive into knowing who He is. I want to be someone that runs to prayer in every aspect of my life. I want to be an example. I want His Word. I want Jesus.

My Grace is Sufficient - Shane and Shane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxpQyhhDdT4

Matthew 7:7-12
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"