Our Prayer Life

Our Prayer Life “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.” Matthew 6:9-13 Most of us have grown up knowing that this is the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus is telling us in this scripture just how we should pray. Jesus places much emphasis on our prayer life throughout the Bible, and tells us when to pray and what to pray for. God wants us to reach out to him when we are having difficulties and troubles in our lives, but he also wants us to also go to Him and thank him for all the things that he provides us. We do not have to ask God for all things in our lives, as he tells us that he already knows them before we ask. When we have God in our hearts and go to him in prayer, he tells us that he will provide all our needs. They may not be what we think our needs are, but God promises us that he will provide all our true needs. God will lead us where we need to be, if we will let him direct our lives. We don’t have to worry about using fancy words to reach God, as if our hearts are right God will hear our prayers and will answer them in his time. We also must understand that our time is not God’s time, as we can become impatient in wanting our demands met. But God know when we are ready to undertake many of our demands, and in his time he will fulfill them and let them become realities. We must wait on God, and be patient. God knows our hearts and knows when we need things, and will provide them in his time. However, He expects us to go to Him in daily prayer, as this is our way of spending time and communicating with Him. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Six December 30