Corrie Ten Boom once asked, “Is prayer is your steering wheel or your spare tire?” Let that question sink in for a minute! Do you use prayer to keep you in your lane and turn when you should or is it just a spare tire that you keep hidden away that you pull out only in emergencies?
I pray much more than I used to, but there was a time in my life that it really was just a spare tire. I would pray at the end of the day when it was time to go to bed if I wasn’t too tired or sleepy to remember. I still don’t think I pray enough and I’m improving as I get older, but I’m far from perfect.
I have found that I need that time alone with God and I know that he desires that we pray to him daily. I believe that there is no such thing as praying too much. You can drive a car without a spare tire, but you can’t successfully drive a car without a steering wheel!
Psalms 17:6 (TPT) - “You will answer me, God; I know you always will, like you always do as you listen with love to my every prayer.”