Prayer is talking with God. It is how we get to know Him. If we are not praying and seeking God and drawing ourselves towards Him then how can we expect His presence in our life? He longs to have a relationship with us, therefore it is up to us to accept. Praying to the Lord can be saying anything you want, as often as you want, anytime you want. There is no need for "scripted" prayer, repetitious prayer, set times or set places. Just us coming to Him. But as I grow and mature in Him, I've learned some things we should do during our prayer life out of honor and respect. And that is when we pray we should first praise our Holy Father for all that He is and thank Him for all that He has done. "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name". Psalm 100:4 We should then repent of our sins and ask Him to forgive us of our sinful ways so that we can be holy in His presence. Psalm 66:18 "If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened". Then we are to bring our petition to Him. I am not of those people that think it is forbidden to pray for yourself. The bible says in 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". He doesn't say to only ask for others and it will only be given for others. I ask the Lord in every prayer for strength, favor, blessings, joy, peace. I lift up my loved ones each and every day. I thank Him every night for all He has done for His blessings and mercies are new every day. I boldly pray! I audaciously pray! I know the power of our Almighty God for "there is nothing impossible for Him". Luke 1:37 I pray with expectancy. "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours". Mark 11:24 Prayer brings hope. Prayer removes all distractions. It is my favorite time of the day. If your prayer life has suffered and you don't feel like you are spending enough time with God, make the change today. Carve out time each and every morning. If you say there is not enough time, set the alarm for 30 minutes sooner. We set it for other reasons, we can set it for God. There is no better way to start your day than with God our Father.
"You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God". James 4:2
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