“Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.”
– Psalm 5:2-3
Make time to begin your day with prayer. Lift your voice to the Lord and practice the privilege of coming before the Lord of the Universe with praise, confession, thanksgiving, and the needs of your own soul and those in your life. Intercede for this dark, confused, and broken world with its Creator.
Do you have to pray in the morning? No, but why wouldn’t you? If we’re to “pray without ceasing” we should begin at the beginning of the day. Jesus rose very early to pray, going out to dark and desolate places to be alone with His Father. If you’re a Christian, then God is also your Father and you should start the day just like your brother Jesus did.
Prayer isn’t a chore. Prayer isn’t a box to be checked. It’s a joyous time of fellowship with your loving Father in Heaven. However, prayer isn’t automatically joyous for most Christians. Most of us need to learn a bit about how to pray to grow in our enjoyment of our time with God. Most of us need to intentionally choose prayer as a joyous time, then seek to experience it in that way.
If aren’t currently consistent in your prayer life or you don’t currently look forward to your morning meetings with God, ask a more mature Christian for advice and assistance in learning to offer up that morning sacrifice of praise, thanksgiving, and prayer.