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(Photo by Darla Deal Rosa)<\/p>\n
How many times do we treat God as a spare tire instead of our steering wheel?<\/p>\n
How many use prayer as a last-ditch effort instead of maintaining daily communication with God?<\/p>\n
How many of us seek God only during difficult times?<\/p>\n
How often do we talk to God?\u00a0 <\/span>We don\u2019t have to wait until we\u2019re in dire straits. In order to develop our relationship with God, we need to make prayer our first priority in life, not our last resort when we have given up on all hope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prayer is an essential part of our spiritual health that we incorporate into our daily habits. When we actively seek God\u2019s guidance and directions, we learn to trust His wisdom and keep the faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prayer is like our car\u2019s GPS; it gives us our spiritual bearings and a sense of direction. It puts God behind the wheel as the guiding factor in all aspects of our lives. Make the time to remain in contact with God in order to maintain a strong, loving relationship with Him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prayer is our spiritual steering wheel. It\u2019s the fuel that pumps the power of God into navigating life\u2019s quick turns and detours. Prayer is the driving force in our spiritual journey. On the road called life, invite Jesus to take the wheel just as He invites us to receive His guidance and grace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t pray out of fear. Pray in His faith and love. We don\u2019t pray because of our goodness; we pray because of His goodness. Prayer is His gift to us; it protects us, redirects us, draws us closer to Him, gives us hope, brings us peace, and makes us stronger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t wait until you have a spiritual blowout or find yourself lost in the wilderness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Seek God\u2019s direction every day, not just when you\u2019re in trouble.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019re in good hands with God at the wheel instead of in the passenger seat or in the trunk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Antoinette Giacobbe, M.A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Photo by Darla Deal Rosa) How many times do we treat God as a spare tire instead of our steering wheel? How many use prayer as a last-ditch effort instead…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1927,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions\/1927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerview.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}