Jesus’ approach to prayer as a certainty for life in his kingdom and as something that was necessary—like sleep. Why? Consider Matthew 6:6 “Christians often complain that their private prayer is not what it should be. They feel weak and sinful, and their hearts are cold and dark. It is as if they have no faith or joy in what little they have to pray about. They are discouraged and kept from prayer by the thought that they cannot come to the Father as they ought to or as they wish. Child of God! Listen to your Teacher! He tells you that when you go to private prayer your first through must be that the Father is waiting for you there in secret. Don’t let a cold and prayerless heart keep you from the presence of the loving Father. The Lord is concerned about you the way a Father is concerned about his children. Do not think about how little you hav ...