What Shapes You?

Daily Prayer is one of the Six Marks of Discipleship.
We have many things that fill our time, and we try to get control of them. In the end what we chose to do with our time shapes who we are.
That is why it is so important to fill our time with things that build us up in positive ways, like a healthy relationship with the living God.
The primary way God speaks to us is in reading the Bible.
The primary way we speak to God is in prayer, and even in prayer, God may speak to us.
The time we set aside for prayer, therefore, has a lot to do with the quality of the relationship we have with God.
You may have had a different experience but, like eating or exercise, I think it’s best to spread prayer out over time, and not try and pray long prays just to make up for lost time.
That way we do not have to be concerned about shaping our prayers, or even what we will say. Time ceases to be a factor. Prayer ceases to be an obligation, and becomes a blessing.
Daily prayer shapes us by building our relationship with the one true living God in a natural way. It is both an expression of and a builder of who we really are.
We are shaped as persons by how we spend our time. What shapes you?