- Thank You for Your kingdom April 16, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Lead me in Your ways April 15, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times seven!”’ Matthew 18:21-22 (NLT) Prayer My dearest loving Father, I […]Daily Essential Prayer
- I thank You Lord for forgiving all my sins. April 14, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day I rejoice in Your word like one who discovers a great treasure.– Psalm 119:162 (NLT) Prayer Heavenly Father, YAHWEH-JIREH, The Provider, thank You for doing a work in me, even when I don’t see it. Thank You for all the blessings you k […]Daily Essential Prayer
- I bless You and honor You for Your goodness April 13, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.– Psalm 37:24 (NLT) Prayer Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. Today, I choose to cast my cares on You, I cho […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Help me to understand fully what it means to rely on You April 12, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.– Psalm 29:11 (NLT Prayer Our Heavenly Father, YAHWEH-SHALOM , The Lord Our Peace , Thank You for the hope that I have in my heart for eternal life with You. I am so […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Fill me with Your peace and protect my heart and my mind April 11, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day; in our time make them known. Habakkuk 3:2 Prayer Dearest loving Abba Father, today I submit to You all that I am. I ask that You renew my mi […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Let me stand strong in Your righteousness. April 10, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Prayer Dearest Abba Father, thank You for the gift of today. […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Thank You for working all things together for my good April 9, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.– John 16:33 (NLT) Prayer Dearest Father God, thank You for Your hand of […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Help me follow Your commands April 8, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:8-9 Prayer My dearest loving Father, I come humbly before […]Daily Essential Prayer
- Take my life and use it to Your will, Father April 7, 2024//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Verse of the Day When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. […]Daily Essential Prayer
Prayer – Talking to God
God is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He knows everything you ever did and He still loves you! He knows your future too. He has the best plans for your life. He cares for you so much that He gave His Son so that you could be with Him forever. “For God so loved the world, the He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
You can talk to Him about anything that concerns you. Tell Him your desires and passions. Share your concerns for your loved ones. Talk out your fears with Him.
Communicate to God what is inside you without fear.
Prayer – What do I say?
Prayer may be accomplished in many ways. The best way is to be natural, just as if you were in the room with Him. He is very anxious to hear every word you say. You can say whatever is on your heart. He’ll even listen to your anger and sadness.
In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus taught the disciples a pattern for prayer. “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
Prayer – Why Pray?
Why is prayer important? If God already knows all about you and knows all that He has written, why should you pray? It’s because God created us to have free will. He wants us to come to Him willingly and not as robotic creations. He has given us a mind to make decisions and the most important decision is about eternity. Even though He knows the future, we don’t know the future choices we will make. It’s important to live by His guidance to make the right choices.
In the Bible, you will find kings, prophets, and ordinary people like you and me, averted destruction by praying to God. One prayer stopped the sun, one prayed fire down from heaven, one gained fifteen years to his own life, and one prayer even saved a whole city. These people prayed intensely to the God who answers prayer.
When you pray, God listens to your cries. When you don’t pray, God feels left out of your life. “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9b). As you pray consistently, you are affirming the existence of God in your life. You are building your faith as you see God’s hand do His mighty work on your behalf just because you asked.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8).