Very often in life we have only two options pray or faint, lose heart. Since running away is not an option, we are encouraged by Jesus Himself to chose prayer.
From an earthly perspective prayer is one of the tools God uses to conform us to His will in our daily lives. Listen and get some insights as to how prayer helps us find God’s will.
Motivations are complex, but according to Jonathan Edwards there are subordinate ends or motives, chief ends and ultimate ends. Reverence for God is our ultimate end.