Devotionals

As we began this new year, we can look back on last year and see our shortcomings, faithlessness, and where we were complacent. There were times when we knew to trust God and have faith in Him but shamefully did not. This year, as we began, we will be looking at five priorities this week, which we should strive to have in our lives. The first priority we should have as Christians is a prayer life. Prayer is nothing new to us, but oh, how we sometimes neglect to spend time with God. Prayer is a time to build our relationship with God, grow spiritually, cast our burdens at His feet, petition on someone's behalf, and to ask for needs in our life. However, there are times in our life where we pray continually, but it seems like God is not answering them. God will always answer our prayer, but sometimes He'll wait to see how passionate and fervent we will be. He wants to see if we will seek Him and His will. Sometimes we only seek God for our needs and not for our relationship with Him, which we desperately need above anything else. So, make it a priority this new year to pray and have that continual relationship with Him.