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1 | When I pray to God, what should I say? | Matthew | flowerforlife | 56339 | ||
When I pray at night, I'm not sure of what to say to the Lord. Please Help. | ||||||
2 | When I pray to God, what should I say? | Matthew | Hank | 56346 | ||
Dear Flowerforlife -- When I read your phrasing, "When I pray at night, I'm not sure of what to say to the Lord" I'm tempted to say, "Say to Him the same kinds of things you say to Him during the day." And this, believe me, is no attempt to be cute or ridicule your question in any way. My point is this: The Christian should -- he is commanded to -- pray without ceasing. This can mean, of course, that one should pray on a sustained and regular basis. But it can also mean that he should remain ever in an attitude of prayer, i.e., during every waking hour to be conscious of God's gift of salvation, God's providential love and care for His children, His awesome holiness, power and authority, and of man's total dependence upon the grace and mercy of God for all he has, all he is, and all that he ever shall be. Prayers need not be long and need not be formal. A child who has a loving and providing earthly father does not have to ponder what to say to his father..... "Daddy, I love you for being so good to me. Daddy, thanks for the neat gift. Daddy, I think you're great. When the little child has a problem, he doesn't blink at asking for counsel, for practical advice on what to do about it ...... These expressions of a child flow from an abundance of love, trust, and adoration for his father. The child has no problem talking to his daddy. He says little things to his father all day long. It might even be said that some children talk without ceasing! And, really, so should the Christian "pray without ceasing" to his Father. To praise God, to seek the will of God, and to petition Him on behalf of our needs and the needs of others -- these are the primary elements of prayer, and prayer can become -- indeed should become -- as natural, and essentially as easy and as frequently as breathing. No matter how clumsy and awkward our words may be, the Father hears and understands what our hearts are trying to say to Him, so long as our hearts are bent in true humility and our minds open to seek His will and not our own. --Hank | ||||||