Prayer was never just about me

By not praying, we are withholding what could only be received through prayer.

I believe the greatest enemy to prayer is individualism — along with the lie that prayer is about "me" and accessing what "I" need and desire.

Yet Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer as a model for the community to pray. There are no individualistic expressions in it, which shows that my prayer life — or lack of it — affects not only me but also those around me.

God won't answer prayers that haven't been made, and He will not grant apart from prayer what He has promised to offer only in prayer.

We may think, "I'm ok, I don't need much." But how often do we think, "They're not ok — they need my prayer"?