Behold, he prayeth!

It is not possible to judge a believer's spirituality by looking at his prayer life alone and measure them by the duration of their prayers. Some believers see prayer just as a voicing of various physical needs to God and the length of their prayers increase as they add many more to their prayer lists. Now this list may include praying for others too but it still need not be selfless prayers. When we begin praying for our own difficult situations, it is not very difficult to sympathize with similar needs in others. Even when most of our praying may be for others, it may just mean that we have had most of our own needs met and our prayers can still be shallow.
            The more important question is regarding the content of our prayers. What are we praying for when we pray for others? Do we sense a lack of spiritual understanding in our own lives and in the lives of others? Are we praying that we be filled with the knowledge of God's will and that we walk in spiritual wisdom and strength? Do we search the Scriptures and find out more clearly regarding the grand purposes of God for His people? Does our prayer life deepen based on revelations we receive as we seek His will against our own? To truly judge prayer, we need to see how much our prayers are based on the Word of God. That and only that can reveal if our prayers can bear much fruit and bring glory to God. When Paul began to pray for the will of God after his encounter at Damascus, God said about him - 'behold he prayeth'.