Pray Regularly.

Luke 18:1-8
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'
4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "
6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

This is a great parable in regard to prayer. The lesson to be learned here is that everyone should pray and be persistent, patient, and avoid giving up. It's a choice we have to make. We either pray or we don't. There's not really much of a middle ground in this scenario. If I follow Jesus' example in prayer and faith, then it would be really difficult to give up. Therefore, if I give up, I must not be praying and acting as Christ would. Jesus uses this parable to explain why we should always pray.

Notice that the judge has a high and elevated position, but he doesn't have the compassionate God-like character. He didn't fear God. How many people do you know who are like that today?

The widow came to the judge to beg for relief from her adversary. The judge didn't respond for some time. The widow really started to bother him so the judge gave the widow justice even though he didn't fear God and disrespected others. Notice the importance of verses 6-8. Jesus emphasizes what the judge said.

Don't get yourself confused now...God is not an unfair judge. The point is God's children should persistently pray because God is a fair and righteous judge. A persistent faith at its best involves prayer.

Remember, don't hang prayer up in the closet and then only take it out when you really need it. How can you expect to not be a faithful servant and then need God to respond in extreme circumstances? Pray often knowing that God is just, fair, and has infinite wisdom. He will answer prayers with his wisdom.