Much prayer = much blessing.
Little prayer = little blessing.
No prayer = no blessing.
This simple equation from the inimitable Dr Alan Cairns has haunted me for years.
Spending time with the Living God - talking to our Heavenly Father through Jesus by the Spirit... THIS is eternal life.
This is surely what we are saved for - the true privilege and joy of life.
The more we do this, the more we draw near to the Father... so the more we share His heart and will, and so we receive more and more of what we ask for, because we ask ever more according to His will.
If we rarely pray, then (obviously) our prayers will rarely bring the blessings that He promises to those who call on Him.
If we never prayer, then we will never know Him or all the blessings He brings.
1 John 5:14-15 - "This is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him."
Psalm 86:5 - "You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you."
Matthew 7:7 - “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Psalm 145:18 - "“The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth”
James 1:5 - “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
Philippians 4:6-7, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Psalm 18:3 - "I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies”
1 John 1:9 - “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
James 5:16 "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
2 Chronicles 7:14, "if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land."
Joel 2:32 - "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."