The Mt Kenya Times 
AS MY PERSONAL understanding of the interior life has developed, I have learned that apart from the well-known Scriptural calls to prayer, there are two great human reasons we ought to pray. The first is because of what prayer does to our character. Prayer is like a time exposure to God. Our souls function like photographic plates, and Christ’s shining image is the light. The more we expose our lives to the white-hot sun of His righteous life (for, say, five, ten, fifteen, thirty minutes, or an hour a day), the more His image will be burned into our character — His love, His compassion, His truth, His integrity, His humility.This was true of the renowned General William Harrison, who MAINTAINED A DISCIPLINED DEVOTIONAL LIFE FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS. People say his presence brought a distinct sense of Christ.
The second corresponding reason is that prayer bends our wills to God’s will. E. Stanley Jones, the world-renowned missionary and man of prayer, explained it like this: “If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? PRAYER IS NOT PULLING GOD TO MY WILL, BUT THE ALIGNING OF MY WILL TO THE WILL OF GOD.” What tantalizing personal benefits are offered by time spent in the presence of God in prayer! Herein lies the spiritual desolation of our day.
As Dallas Willard has said in The Spirit of the Disciplines, “The ‘open secret’ of many ‘Bible-believing’ churches is that a vanishing small percentage of those talking about prayer . . . are actually doing what they are talking about.” This is especially true among men, to our detriment and shame. As George Gallup’s statistics show, men are considerably less likely to pray than women!
GOD HAVE MERCY ON US, ENABLE US IN YOUR UNFAILING LOVE.
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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