There is a beginning for everything. In life and in the spiritual life things have a beginning. Life begins at conception. Salvation begins with repentance. Prayer begins with Thanksgiving.
If your prayers have grown listless and dull; if there is no life in your prayer time, then you should check your starting point. Do you come to prayer with hear and voice of thanksgiving? We live in an age where people complain and grip about everything. It is easy to fall in to the practice of complaint. If we are not careful this can overtake our prayer life as well.
We desire that our prayers be acceptable to God, so we must come to Him as He directs. We should not be anxious, but come with thanksgiving. We should be vigilant in prayer with thanksgiving.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
Philip. 4:6 (NKJV)
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
Col. 4:2 (NKJV)
Time to Start – Thank you!
