Jesus never intended for his model prayer (what we call “the Lord’s Prayer”) to be our only guide or counsel for prayer. It is a great place to start, but God’s word gives us so much more material for our prayer lives. Prayer is objectively real — a real God, real communication, real work, real answers.
Being devoted to prayer looks different from not being devoted to prayer. And God knows the difference. He will call us to account: Have we been devoted to prayer? Is there a pattern of praying in your life that can fairly be called “being devoted to prayer”? “Praying only as crises enter your life would not be a pattern of devotion to ...
How to Pray “Prayer is simply talking to God—and the most important thing I can say about this is that God wants you to talk to Him! He loves us and He has promised to hear us when we pray. “God hears our prayers on all occasions, whether we’re praying out loud or praying silently in our hearts and minds.
Do you have an unanswered prayer? Not just a small, daily request, but a major heartbreaking, soul-wrenching, tear-soaking prayer that God has not answered? As a result, do you wonder: Does God really love me? Has He heard me? Does He care? If He cares, is He unable to answer? Have I done something to displease Him? Why? Why doesn’t God answer my prayer? Have you been tempted to just stop ...
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. Prayer is an expression of faith in God’s power, fueled by a desire for more of him.