Did you know that God will not be able to show us the way of our dilemmas unless we give Him a way into our lives? He asks, "Can I please talk to you?" But we say, "Lord, I'm too busy. I've got to work in the children's ministry." He responds, "I'm aware that you're in a sticky situation." We reply, "Yeah, I know I'm in a sticky situation, Lord, but I can't talk to You now. I've got to hurry up and get to choir rehearsal."

Some people's prayer lives have become nonexistent. They go to bed, get up and they don't even pray. Some Christians pray like there's no tomorrow, but others act like prayer is a foreign word. The most anointed men and women in the world all have this one thing in common: they know how to practice the presence of God. They know how to talk to God when they are in their cars. They know how to talk to God when they are at home. They know how to turn off the television and say, "Jesus, let's talk." They know how to listen to God, and they have confidence that when they pray, God hears and answers them.

Spending time with God and His Word should be our number one priority. When this happens, everything in our lives will flow in prosperity, increase and victory. God wants us to pray. He yearns to be involved in our lives. For he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, 'The Lord is my helper.'" (Heb. 13:5,6)

When we enter into a love relationship with our Father through prayer, we can shout out, "The Lord is my helper!" every time a problem arises. Whenever the doctor tells us about some ailment in our bodies that we didn't know about, we can shout out, "God is my helper, and I will not fear."

Source: Lord, Teach Me How to Love by Creflo A. Dollar, Jr.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers