Why Pray?

A little back story to how this blog came about… so right before I finally broke through the darkness I was in, when family left me, when friends left me, when people were laughing and mocking me for various reasons. A family member even went as far as telling people I was “going crazy”! Which, I knew I wasn’t but I guess she couldn’t understand what God was doing in my life during that time! They were so used to me acting and being a certain way, it became strange to them when I stopped acting and being who they thought I was! I’ll never forget what another family member told me after voicing her “concern” and I told her to pray for me… She said “I don’t believe in prayer, I believe in reality”. I instantly felt sorry for her because it was clear to me she was clueless to what the power of prayer can do! I ended up praying for her lol.

So why pray?

Every time you pray a measure of power is released from the spiritual to the natural.

Every time you pray you release more power!! You are putting everything in God’s Hands and are telling Him you give Him absolute control over your current and future situation.

When you don’t pray, you’re telling God you can do it all on your own and you don’t need Him for anything.

Scriptures
”Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need”. -Hebrew 4:16

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us”-Ephesians 3:20

“Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer”- Psalm 4:1

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers”- Psalm 39:12

“But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness. Deliver me form the sinking mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters” -Psalm 69:13-14

So How do I pray?

1. Thank God for what He has done for you, what He is presently doing in your life right now and what He will be doing in the future. Give Him praises and adoration,,, He LOVES that!!!

2. Ask for forgiveness of your sins (sins that may cause your prayers to remain unanswered, sins that you’ve committed knowingly and unknowingly, sins that you might be finding it hard to get rid of and ask Him to help you get rid of those sins).

3. Ask for whatever it is your heart truly desires! Thank Him for answered prayers and end it with “In Jesus Name I Pray”

   Now there is no set in stone way to pray… this is just how I learned and its been working for me ever since! Talk to God how you feel is right for you! Our relationship with Him is different! I sometimes just have a regular conversation with Him… it looks like I’m talking to myself so I guess that’s why they thought I was “going crazy” lol. I thank God for where I am right now, cause if it had not been for Him, I might’ve ended up being crazy for real!