I don’t know about you, but the idea of praying without ceasing seems to be nearly impossible.  There is so much going on in any given day.  The phone rings, an email needs a reply, you have meetings scheduled, and an endless list of things to do.  So how can prayer become like second nature in all we do?

I remember learning to drive in a 4 speed beater called a Gremlin when I was 15.  There was nothing that nice about it at all.  No power or electric devices whatsoever, other than an AM radio.  I remember what seemed like hours with a checklist of all the things I needed to do before I could drive: put on your seat belt, lock the doors, adjust the seat, adjust the mirrors (by hand because it wasn’t electric), hands and 10 and 2, start the car, check your blind spots, and then start off slowly.  I killed the car I don’t know how many times the first couple days learning to simply drive around the parking lot at the movie theater.  Then I tried parking, turning, hills, and anything else that might make me a better driver.  I remember taking the test and barely passing because I was so stinking nervous.  Then I got my license and started driving everyday.  You start doing all those things on the checklist without really thinking about your hands being at 10 and 2, and making sure everything is exactly as it should be.  Now I talk on the phone, listen to music, adjust my ipod, and so much more while driving.  Why?  Because it has become like second nature to me!

What if this was the case with our prayer life?  We’ve practiced saying a prayer at meal, when we wake up, and when we go to sleep.  We may even take a few minutes here and there to pray.  But what if it becomes the most natural thing, that it becomes a huge part of who we are.  Where we are doing it all the time without even realizing what we are doing?  How would that change your pray life with Him?