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Have you ever found yourself facing the struggles of life and saying to yourself, ‘Hey, I just can’t take it anymore!’? Life can run you down until you just don’t have any more strength.  Just as our bodies need to stay physically fit in order to keep up our resistance, it is also true that we will break down spiritually, mentally and emotionally if we don’t communicate with our Creator.  If you want to increase your intake of nourishment for your soul, you need to PRAY!  In a real sense God says, ‘Let’s Talk!’

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.

 Why should we pray?

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%

God is just waiting for you to talk to Him, waiting just for those few brief moments when you acknowledge Him, think about Him, and show Him some love and respect.  Yes, your God is just waiting for you to talk to Him and He desperately wants to talk to you, not in words, but through your mind and your heart. God is going to bypass the vocal cords and the ear; and instead your heart will feel that gentle tugging, that urging, that pulling. Your heart and mind will know exactly what God is trying to tell you.  Take the time this week to talk to Him.