Prayer

The fourth characteristic of the Man or Woman of God is "Prayer".  Probably one of our most usable and defensible tools in the quest to become "more like Christ".  The Spirit filled Christian, following the example of our Lord, the disciples, and Christian leaders throughout the centuries, places a special priority on prayer and on his daily communication with God.  I remember long ago a friend of mine, Denny Scott, said "Well David!  If you are driving down the road and you, by faith, recognize that the Lord is with you always, you don't want to ignore Him now, do you?  So we talk...EVERYWHERE!

The Christian realizes that God delights in his fellowship, desires his worship, and welcomes his requests.  Well, what the heck.  You've got a powerful God who can grant you all of your wishes according to His will...it would be a terrible waste to not confide in Him.  Right?

Matthew 26:41 says,  "Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."  Ain't that the truth.  You know, I've heard it said that for the average Christian man, the devil continues to stride down the street wearing very "tight" jeans.  You talk about not entering into temptation...What a great time to strike up a conversation with God, huh? 

Here's a few more scripture verses to study:  [Acts 5:4;  Eph. 6:18;  Phil. 4:4-7;  Col. 4:2].

Your well on your way to developing solid Christians characteristics.

Dave