“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6 NIV)
Over the years even in the church, prayer has not received the recognition that it deserves. Many people feel since God already knows about our needs, there isn’t any need to tell God about them. This could turn out to be a very costly mistake! While it’s true God knows about and is involved in every area of our life, it’s also true God will not intervene in man’s issue until He is given the legal right to. By praying, we give Him full control of a situation, we acknowledge His ability to bring about a change in that area of our or someone else’s life.
Prayer is the key to improving our lives and our relationship with God. By praying, we offer whatever we’re thinking and feeling to the Lord. Whatever you bring, is the starting point. As you pray more regularly or more often, the usual experience is that you start being more truthful in prayer, your attitude becomes more confident, you start taking the time to listen, you start looking for the signs of divine response in your daily life, you start hungering to read the Scriptures, you start wanting to pray with others and you think less and less about yourself.
When we come in prayer we come as we are, sometimes scared, sometimes needy, sometimes empty, sometimes bored, sometimes furious, but we come. We come trusting that through prayer God can change us, and can change the things that happen in our life. We come trusting that God is with us and builds us up, that the Holy Spirit prays with us and for us.
Today, if you feel like a victim, you can pray to God, instead of allowing the circumstances of life to overwhelm you. You can begin to take charge of your life by asking God for the power to make changes. Or maybe you live with unchangeable circumstances that affects your life in a major way, you can pray. From finding a partner, to finding a job, from building a business, to building a life, pray, prayer changes things. In a success driven society that we find ourselves, where people of faith often struggle in pursuit of success, you can pray for God to bless your efforts with success
Paul to the church in Ephesus says, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6:18 NIV) God is more than ready to hear our complaints, appeals, desires and frustrations if only we dare to pray. Nothing is too big or too small for the Lord not to take into consideration. Paul advises,
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6)
