There are many things that we learn as we read the Word. As we look into the scriptures we can see that Jesus was never asked by His disciples to, “teach us to heal”, “teach us to do miracles”, “teach us to preach”, “teach us growth strategies”, or even “teach us how to do an altar call”. Jesus was asked one of the most important questions in history as written in *Luke 11:1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray…* Jesus lived a life of prayer, He was a man of prayer. How did the disciple know this? The disciples had seen it exampled as it is written in *Luke 5:16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.* My world is filled up with so much noise and distractions that it is challenging for me to have uninterrupted prayer time with God. Many times when I start praying my ADHD kicks in, my mind wanders off, and when I focus again, I’m like, “I’m sorry God, where was I.” Some of my most intimate times with God are when I leave my home without my phone, and go for a walk, just me and God. I believe that one reason that Jesus withdrew to be with His Father is that Jesus loved Him and wanted one on one time with Him. As we look deeper into Jesus’ prayer life, we can see that there were things He was dealing with that kept Him up all night and He knew He needed the Father’s help through it. It is written in *Luke 6:12 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.* And what was so heavy on His heart is seen in *Luke 6:13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles*. When was the last time you were up all night praying because of an important decision you did not know how to handle? Recently I have had the blessing of losing sleep because of different situations that I was going through and found the only way to have peace was to pray through it, it may not be all night, but I have lost sleep over the challenges that my family and friends are facing throughout many nights in my time as a Christian. My encouragement to you is written in *Luke 18:1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart*. May God give us all more of a heart for prayer and may we NEVER lose heart for what God has laid on our heart’s. Please pray for me as I pray for all who read these words. In Christ Love, Douglas. pastord.blog