The Bible teaches that prayer is a way to communicate with God. It should be a humble, sincere conversation with God, asking for help, forgiveness, and guidance.
How to pray
- Pray to God: Pray to God the Father, acknowledging that God's wisdom and timing are greater than ours.
- Start with praise: Set the tone of your prayer by focusing on God's glory, kingdom, and name.
- Share your feelings: Bring your hopes, desires, worries, and problems to God.
- Ask for what you need: Ask God for help, direction, forgiveness, or healing.
- Acknowledge God's power: Acknowledge that God is in control and that His kingdom will come.
What Jesus taught
- Jesus taught his disciples to pray the Lord's Prayer, which includes:
- "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"
- "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"