When Christians fail to pray

Introduction
Prayer is an essential part of Christianity. All Christ’s Disciples must pray despite the ongoing apathy for prayers in the secular world and the removal of God from our structures and establishments. Prayer formed the lives of the Lord Jesus, the Apostles, and the first church. And, down the centuries, there has been a revival of prayers passed on through the generations until now. Unfortunately, technology, science, wealth, poverty and other human experiences are currently making people less dependent on God worldwide.
Therefore, when we fail to pray, the following are some of the things that happen:

We break God’s heart (Matthew 26:39-40): Humanity has been breaking God’s heart since creation. In Noah’s evil generation, the holy Bible records that “…the LORD was sorry he had ever made them [humankind] and put them on the earth. It broke his heart” (Genesis 6:6 NLT). The same thing happened in the Garden of Gethsemane when the Master, filled with the sorrow of death, asked His Disciples to pray with Him. However, these people slept off when Jesus went to pray. And when the Lord came around, He said, “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” Christ was disappointed. Thus, contemporary believers must be aware and eschew this attitude.

We disobey God’s command (Luke 18:11): As their Master and Teacher, the early Disciples held fast to Jesus’ commandments. In His words, Jesus once said, “You are my friends if you do what I command” (John 15:14 NIV). Thus, failure to pray is deliberate disobedience to God’s command after He said, “men (all Disciples) ought to pray and not lose heart.”

We break the doctrine (1 Thessalonians 5:17): Apostle Paul was (alongside other apostles) pivotal to the spread of the faith. Paul planted and taught churches everywhere he went. And, with appropriate authority, the Apostle told the Thessaloniki Church to pray continually. Therefore, prayer is imperative for today’s believers to maintain the Apostles’ doctrine.

We miss our Benefits (James 5:13-18): When the first church prayed, they reaped the blessings. Apostle James narrated some of these benefits in his book, claiming that “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results” (James 5:16 NLT).

Conclusion
There are many reasons out there why a Christian can abandon prayers. But, when a such individual fails, God will not be at the receiving end. It pays to pray, and it costs not to pray. And, when you pray, “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7 NKJ).