† By the Grace of GOD

How To Pray

Just prior to the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gives us two very important lessons on how to pray:

Prayer is a conversation between you and GOD. There is no need to pray in the open so other people will see and hear you. Prayer is your private communication with GOD.

Prayer is also a personal conversation with GOD. GOD doesn't want to hear a prayer that was memorized and said over and over again. GOD wants the conversation to be from you individually and to come from your heart.

Then, through the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gives us a perfect example to model our prayers after:

The Lord's Prayer that Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew Chapter 6 was simply an example or an outline on how to pray. If you examine this prayer while you read it, you will observe an incredible relationship that has been built up between the Son and His Father. You will also see not only communication and conversation between the two, but also much honor and praise that is being given, forgiveness that is being requested, complete trust being placed in the Father's hands, the recognition of incredible power, the awareness of great glory, and the proclaiming of supreme authority.

We should tell GOD our thoughts, desires, hurts, and problems, as well as giving Him our thanks and praises. He wants to hear them all from us. He already knows what they are but He wants us to tell them to Him. Communication with God is as essential to our spiritual well being, as breathing is to our physical life.

Remember that God's help may come about in steps or stages or not at all depending on God's plan. Your request to the Father may involve and have impact on the lives of many, many others, both now and in the future. Therefore you may not receive immediately all that you request from Him or in the way you expect it, but the tide has turned the very moment that you turned to Him. Whenever you cast all of your care and concern upon Him and rely upon Him totally to supply your needs and to show you how you are to live, He is quick to respond.

Reasons GOD speaks to you:

† God desires to have fellowship with us. We are His most precious creation and He loves us dearly. Each and every one of us is a child of God.
† God knows that we constantly need direction in our travels through life.
† God realizes we need comfort and assurance in order to get through all the trials and tribulations of this evil and cruel world.
† God wants us to get to know Him.

Methods GOD uses to speak to you:

† God speaks to us through His Word. He uses the Bible as His foremost tool to impart truth.
† God speaks through the Holy Spirit who is with us every second of the day.
† God speaks to us through other believers.
† God speaks to us through divine circumstances. We are all living under heavenly guidance, and if you look closely you will see the hand of God written upon many of the wonderful things that come into your life.

Other examples of prayer from the Bible:

Moses - Prayer for Israel in the Wilderness † Exodus 32:9-14 †

David - Prayer for Pardon and Confession of Sin † Psalm 51 †

Hezekiah - Petitions for Deliverance and Healing † 2 Kings 19:14-19; 20:1-7 †

David - Psalm of Surrender † Psalm 139 †

Nehemiah - Prayer for Success † Nehemiah 1:1-2:9 †

Jesus - Prayer of Submission at Gethsemane † Luke 22:39-46 †

Other examples of prayer from the Church:

† Luther's Morning Prayer †

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

† Luther's Evening Prayer †

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day, and I pray also that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

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                    Joel