Smartphones are made for talking not praying

Don't forget to pray

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night Psalm 92:1-2

Smartphone infatuation

Smartphones dominate our world. People are addicted to these gadgets. Junkies compulsively refresh and check email, Facebook, and Twitter status. They download copiousness phone apps to Galaxy, iPhone 6, Droid Razr Maxx, HTC One X, or worthless BlackBerry.

This obsession is immense and companies are capitalizing on society’s dependence of technology by offering phone apps. For a nominal fee thousands of applications are downloaded daily. Addicts can pick from Instagram, Facebook, games, Spotify, NPR news, politics, Pandora, and Everyday Pray.  

Prayer apps

Everyday Pray is a new iPhone app to remind smartphone ‘babe’s in Christ’ when to pray.  This app creates a personal prayer journal capable of setting random prayer reminders, 60-day suggested prayers helping parents pray for their children,  and of course calendar updates to remind you when to pray.

Communicating with God

Praying for family friends church nation

People struggle with praying. It has become a chore oppose to a joyous habit. What is prayer? It is communicating with God.  Prayer does not have to be formal. Just open your mouth and freely speak from the heart.  Prayer can be on your knees 1Kings 8:54, standing 1 Kings 8:22, eyes open or closed, out loud or to yourself.  When true thanksgiving comes from the heart no smartphone reminder apps are needed.

No need for a prayer app

Life is a rat race. There's a host of ‘to-do’s’ daily; children, school, spouse, Fido, little kitty, and managing work. Those Goals to obtain the ‘American Dream’ (whatever that is) consumes time making it understandable why there is a need for Smartphones and nifty apps that can manage the social order of a person’s life.

I argue the Everyday Pray reminder app is insignificant. If God has blessed you that should be the reminder! Did you wake up this morning? A great time to pray! A roof over your head, food on the table, clothes on your back, children safe out of harm’s way? It’s praying time! God’s daily blessings should be the remembrance to pray!

Smartphones and prayer

No time to pray

• Prayer is routine - A set time daily. When eyes open mouth should open to praise and thank God. While commuting to work partition God and through out the day keep Christ top of mind.
•  Prayer is spontaneous - Shout out thank you because life is great, praises after outstanding news, or praying before decision making. Pray just because you love God!
• Pray without ceasing –Paul encouraged prayer. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks. This is God’s will in Christ Jesus1 Thessalonians 5: 17-27.
• Pray continually - Is praying regularly but it also means to live of prayer. Praying is more than verbalization it is acknowledging God’s presence and dependence of Him.

The combination of routine and spontaneous prayer was Paul’s desire for the church of Thessalonica. It was a time similar to what is faced today; nations filled with seductive images, greed, with Christians struggling to maintain Christ like behavior in a freewheeling society. Once recognized, all actions and communication should include God there is no need for any application reminders on Smartphones.

Begin each day with prayer and thanksgiving on your heart.  Praise throughout the day declaring God’s love and utilize your Smartphones for talking and games not praying.