How Do You Pray

How Do You Pray “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught the disciples.” Luke 11:1 Many people pray only in times of great stress, danger, or uncertainty. During the time I was flying each week to Illinois on a consulting job, when we would encounter bad storms, I found myself surrounded by some people praying for the first times in their lives. It is instinctive for us to pray in times of trouble. It is during these times that we realize our helplessness. We should not pray only in times of distress or trouble, but should be lifting our voices up to Jesus all throughout our day. We should be praying and thanking Him in the good times, as well as the bad times. We need to continually pray and thank God for all the things He gives us daily, such as our health, our jobs, our families, our homes, our material possessions and all the blessings that we receive each and every day. Jesus likes us to thank Him for the things He provides. The disciples had noticed Jesus’ prayer life and they yearned to be in touch with God as Jesus was. The prayer He taught them covers all the bases as far as what we need to pray for in our everyday life. We need to go to God in prayer each and every day as this is the way we can communicate with Him. We need to go to Him in our times of trouble and ask Him to help carry our burdens. We also need to go to Him in the good times, thanking Him for the blessings He bestows upon us. Have you ever said, “Lord, teach me to pray”? Prayer shouldn’t be casual or sporadic, dictated only by the needs of the moment. Prayer should be as much a part of our lives as breathing. With all the things that are happening in our world today, we have never experienced a time where people have a greater need to band together and pray for our country and our leaders. Begin praying to God daily. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven​ June 27