Colossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;

Prayer is not just a part of life that you do now and again when in a spot of trouble; prayer is something you need to hold up constantly and remembering what God does for you.

Far too often we ask in a prayer and then forget about it. God wants us to mean it when we pray and then to look back and see how He answers our prayers.

Giving God the thanks for answering our prayers will make our faith that much stronger as we see what God can do!

Luke 6:12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

How often do you get down on your knees for some serious prayers? I don’t mean the quick 5 or 10 minutes you have every day… When was the last time you spent an hour or more in prayer?

It may well be difficult for us to stop and pray for more than an hour because our minds are full of all sorts of things, but doing so will make a big difference to you and your walk with God.

Talking to a friend can be easy and can take up all night, so why not treat Christ as a close friend and spend some quality time with Him?

1 Samuel 15:11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.

When Saul turned his back on God, it was Samuel who got to hear the bad news from God, news that was to grieve him to the extent that he had a bad night’s sleep.

There are many things which prevent us having a good sleep and knowing that someone you care about is in trouble is just one of those things.

What Samuel showed was great compassion as he lifted up this bad situation straight to God and continued all night.