It Is Time To Seek The Lord, How's Your Prayer Life?

This was the title of yesterday's devotional that I read. "It is time to seek the Lord" Hos 10:12
"The place of prayer is where you meet with God to be instructed, corrected, cleansed, loved, built up and prepared to do His will. It can be anywhere, but it must be somewhere! It can be anytime, but it must be a set time. Without prayer, what do you have to draw on? You'll work harder and harder and accomplish less and less because you're operating in your own strength. But after you've prayed you'll struggle less and accomplish more because you're operating in God's strength. If you're spending hours watching television but say you've no time to pray, "It is time to seek the Lord." If you're living comfortably with sins that once troubled you, "It's time to seek the Lord." If you're speaking words of bitterness towards someone who hurt you,"It's time to seek the Lord." If having material things consumes so much of your energy that there's none left for God and your family, "It's time to seek the Lord." The New Testament church grew so fast that the apostles found themselves with no time to pray. So they said, "It's not right" (Acts 6:2 NCV.) That's where you must start! If you've forsaken the place of prayer it will show up in your attitudes and actions. What did the apostles do? They said, "We will give ourselves continually to prayer" (Acts 6:4.) And look what happened: "The word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied" (Acts 6:7.) If you've gotten this far with little prayer, inconsistent prayer, or no prayer, think how far you'll get when you begin to pray."
Thought provoking isn't it? If you have slacked off a bit or a lot in you prayer time with the Lord I encourage you to step back into the fighting ring and win with Jesus. Sometimes when a lot is going on in your life it can be a bit of a struggle to say prayers that so quickly once flowed from you. In those moments do not be afraid to write down your prayers in advance when it is less hectic in your life and when it is time to pray you will then have a guide before you to help you. Do not just read it off repetitively but use it as a guide and flow from there. Great orators I am sure do not just get up to a microphone without preparation do they? The same should be with you when it is time for prayer come to the table prepared and then just flow with the move of Holy Spirit. You will be so blessed and surprised at times when He speaks to your heart. You , my friend, came prepared and He knows that. When you are reaching out to others with prayer He touches your heart and when you get that golden nugget like I shared with you earlier today you will remember it. You yielded to Him in obedience and He honors that. You see, when I got up early to write today I was not seeking anything I was saying OK I will write you flow through me and I will write. It is when you are in the flow of action when I have found that He drops these golden nuggets in your lap to receive. You did  not start out thinking, "I wonder what I can get from Him today." Cherish these moments you have with Holy Spirit.