Prayer unleashes God's power so that He is able to work
in our behalf. Prayer opens the channels of God's blessing. Prayer is how God
accomplishes the things that He wants to see happen in our lives, and in the
lives of others. Prayer opens new doors of opportunity for God to move in.
How do I pray?
In Philippians 4:6 it says, “Do not be anxious
over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with
thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.” Basically, prayer is
simply talking to God just like you would talk to your very best friend.
God cares deeply about each
and every one of our problems and is just waiting for us to come to Him with
those problems. The Bible tells us over and over to constantly bring our
problems to our Heavenly Father. Prayer is not to inform God of something which
He may not be aware of or to try to convince Him to love us more. He already
knows our needs and He has certainly shown his love. The purpose of prayer is to assist us in
building our relationship with God.
Prayer unleashes God's power so that He is able to
work on our behalf. Prayer opens the channels of God's blessing. Prayer is how
God accomplishes the things that He wants to see happen in our lives. Prayer
opens new doors of opportunity for God to move. In fact, you can view prayer
like a door. You are on one side of a closed door and on the other side is God.
But standing with God is all this incredible and unimaginable power. When you
pray, it is you turning that doorknob and swinging that door wide open. It is
at that moment when all that power can step through that doorway and work for
God's good, and for your good.
Since He respects our freedom of choice and free
will, prayer enables Him to step into our lives. Interestingly, God has limited
His power and ability in our lives to the importance that we place on prayer.
Prayer gives God the permission (though He is sovereign) to do what He has been
longing to do all the time. Even when we do not see anything significant
occurring, God is still at work solving the problem. When there are apparently
no answers, God is still is waiting for the proper time to give us the
solution.
Look at these scriptures:
Psalm 55:22 -
Throw every burden upon God.
Psalm 68:19 - Blessed be Our God who daily
carries the load for us.
Psalm 56:9 - This I well know, that God is for
me.
There are four basic steps involved in the
proper way to pray.
1--Bring the problem to God's attention. But
always keep the problem God- centered and not problem-centered.
2--Supplication. The definition of
supplication is—a very honest and clear confession that tells God that you need
His help.
3--Focus on God and not on the problem. Keep
in mind that our prayers are always to be God-centered.
4--Thanksgiving. You are thankful because you
know the following about our great, mighty and glorious God.
- That you can come to the Father with your problems anytime
- That He is concerned about you
- That He loves you
- That He said that He would help you
- That He will see you through this problem
- That He has the power to solve this problem
- That you trust Him 100%
