Luke
11:1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He
ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us
to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” So He said to them, “When
you pray, say:
Jesus said: when
you pray, say …. He did not say if you pray; that means
prayer is a MUST. Prayer is a way of living. Prayer is not a reaction to
situations; it’s not what you use to avoid issues in life but rather what you
use to go through it. It is more than lifting your hands and crying before God
and presenting your needs. Prayer is not where you order things but where
you get the wisdom to handle things.
Prayer should not be based only on
what’s going in your life but also what the Father wants to be going on in your
life. When you pray it’s not things that should drive you but a relationship
that you have with God. Jesus said in the Lord’s Prayer...Our Father in
heaven that means you should have a relationship with
the Father. That's why prayer should not always be based on what you want but
also what the Father wants.
"Our
Father in heaven
Hallowed be Your name"
See you begin with giving
Praise but not asking. Focus more on the giving, let the asking come later just
like in the Lord’s prayer "Give
us each day our daily bread." is not the first thing. So many times I've been
focusing only on the daily bread and forgetting to give praise. Don’t
let the daily bread get in the way of your Praise.
He is your Father, you
Creator. When talking to Him, speak to He is like your Father not like you are
begging. Time to come out of beggarly prayers! God if you really care, God
why me, God are you there... Prayer is not trying to convince God to have
mercy!
The Lord’s prayer begins
with Our Father Who art in Heaven.. The start of a prayer
is recognizing your Father. Are you rooted to your Father in heaven
or just your provider? It is the best thing to know Him as your Father, not
just your provider, healer, protector and all that.
When praying pray with His
word. Speak His word over your situation. God goes by His word, not what you
are feeling, when praying speak His word, He is bound by His word. The bible
says God accomplishes what HE says in the word, you want to get the Fathers
full attention? Pray on His word rather than your feelings and fears.
What are you praying for?
God will not answer a prayer that will glorify us than Him or help our
temptations. Our Prayers will not be answered when they are against God's Will.
("If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1 John 5:14)
("If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1 John 5:14)
Don’t waste your time
praying if you have unforgiveness. If we don't forgive others we make
it impossible for God to forgive us. He said this to us, "Matthew
6:14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you" Unforgiveness will
stop the flow of worship and stop prayers from being answered.
A prayer based on feelings
will always demand quick answers. And what happens when you want something
badly and you don’t get it? Your become weak and start complaining and accusing
God. Don’t base your prayer life on feelings. Feelings care about what you
feel right now, wisdom waits and thinks about the consequences, wisdom thinks
about what will happen later on.
God Bless You.... Get Your Prayer On!
Masinga
