Luke 6v12 - "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."

Why did God incarnate have to pray while on earth? The reasons offer great examples and insight for our own personal walk with God

Mark 1v35 - "And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed"

A prayerful person develops a consistent discipline of prayer.

Also, a prayerful person doesn't postpone prayer when there is an immediate need for prayer

Daniel 6v10 - "When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously."

Prayer is an expression of our faith and spirituality. Our lives in Christ are built on Prayer

Psalm 91v1 - "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."

Personal intimacy with God demands genuineness, vulnerability, and time and attention.

Psalm 42v1-2

"As a deer pants for flowing streams,

so pants my soul for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God"

"John 17v3 - And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

If we will lose anything in life, we must not lose our intimate personal relationship with Christ. It is the practical evidence of our eternal life

"Philippians 3v7 - But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ."

The ultimate goal, pursuit and achievement in life is to know Christ