When we pray

I often read in the bible how one of my favorite writers "Paul" talks to the church's he writes too, to devote them selves to Prayer. I find this morning, my personal life is not a devotion to prayer. I use prayer as a way to talk to God but the initial connection only last a short while. Something I see is that I need to understand what devoted means and how that applies to my life.

After looking up the word I think of how when people die and someone may say "they devoted their lives to this" and it gives me the understanding that people know what they do/did that distinguished their lives and people around them understood that no matter what happened to them in life, they never gave up on the research on discovering something.

Now compare that with my life...do others know how much I pray? Will others think of me as a person devoted to prayer? Sure as I'm writing this I want to Pray...LOL, but seriously when i speak how often do the words i speak to someone include "I prayed for this or that situation or thing"? then if i say them am i telling the truth? Or is it just words to appease the listener as to justify my duties as a Disciple?

I know in my heart that I have to change this aspect of life and become a person devoted to prayer as the scriptures call me too!

Colossians 4:2-6
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

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