PRAYER

Awhile back I was asked the question "what do you think about a prayer service". This question was directed at a web site that offers a prayer service. Here are my thoughts on that.

First and foremost, we need to be in prayer ourselves. God really wants to hear from us. Don't get me wrong, we can get others to pray for our needs as well, but God still wants to hear from you personally. Prayer gives you the chance to get your requests to God. James 5:13-18 talks about the power of prayer. A prayer offered up in faith will heal and bring forgiveness. It also talks about how the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. Romans 8:26-27 tells us that the Holy Spirit will give us the words even if we don't know how to pray or what to pray for. God knows our heart. By prayer you can grow your spiritual knowledge and your maturity in Christ, Colossians 1:9. The best thing to remember when praying is that God listens to the pure and sincere heart.

Now with that said, it never hurts to get others praying for you or your requests as well. Kind of like the more the merrier. You should or can pray about everything at anytime. By doing this it teaches us to seek God first, which I might add the He likes very much.

My favorite prayer that I like to pray on a regular basis is one of thanks. I like to thank God continually for the many blessings in my life. Before I go to sleep at night I thank Him for the day that He gave me. Before my feet hit the ground in the morning I thank Him for another day to live my life for Him.

So, in closing, you do not need a prayer service to talked to God. I am not saying that it is bad, you just don't need it. God is ready, willing and able to hear all you have to say to Him. You have a hot line to God. All you have to do is dial the phone.