Prayer is what fuels the Christian spiritual life. Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer as a template for how we ought to pray, and he himself modelled a life of constant, intimate prayer to his father. Similarly, we too are to pray without ceasing because this is what renews our minds, keeps us in God's will, and protects us from falling to temptation. God loves and blesses the Christ-follower who prayerfully depends on him!
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