•Prayer requires you to look beyond yourself and your own perceived abilities or shortcomings.
•Prayer makes you wait, slows you down. You cannot pray and plow forward at the same time.
•Prayer sharpens your vision. Most decisions are shrouded by the haze of uncertainty, and prayer helps clear away the fog.
•Prayer quiets your heart. You cannot pray and worry at the same time. “Knees don’t knock when you kneel on them.”8
•Prayer energizes faith. Taking time to pray proves you are willing to trust God and spurs you to greater confidence in the Lord and a deeper commitment to His work.