Prayer is not a show!

One thing for us to remember is praying is not a show but talking to God! Jesus thought this was very important for us to know and gave us a warning about it:

Matthew 6:6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

He also told us about those who stand on a street corner or in church to be seen:

Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

Be careful not to take this to the other extreme and think well we should not pray in public then because this is not the point. The point is our hearts need to be right with God and our motives need to be in right place as well. 

Talking to God is very important and He desires that relationship with us and we should desire it as well. It blows my mind that God wants anything to even do with our sinful selves but He does and He loves us so much. 

Time alone with God in prayer is vital to good relationship with God so make sure you are doing this daily and make sure you are doing it for the right reasons not to impress others!

Tom