Increasing Prayer in Your Life

(Psalm 5:3; 69:13; Matthew 7:7; 26:41; Luke 18:1; John 16:24)

Prayer is just like talking to a friend. When you pray, share your heart with the Lord and listen with your heart to what He might impress upon you.

Set aside a time each day to focus on the Lord and communicate with Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in your prayers.

Pray to God anytime you are worried about something or someone.

Listen to praise or worship music that focuses on God and think about Him.

Thank God for all the blessings in your life.

Pray with other believers.

Read prayers aloud from the Psalms that you feel drawn to.

Read and pray Scripture.

Pray with your children or other family members on a regular basis. (At meals; before school, at bedtime, etc.)

Set the alarm on your phone or watch to pray for five minutes a few times a day.

Start a prayer journal listing your requests to the Lord. Mark and date when they get answered and what He did in response.

You may wish to express prayer or communication with God through writing, drawing, or other creative avenues. The point is to connect with Him.

He eagerly desires to meet with You!

The Power of Agreement

When you agree with others in prayer, God’s power is released in a greater measure.

Jesus said in Matthew 18:19, “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.”

Practicing prayer with other believers is a good way to learn, grow, and gain spiritual insight.

When you pray, believe that God hears you and He will answer!

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18

God’s word teaches us to pray constantly with a good attitude and thankfulness. This is God’s will.

You can pray to God quietly in your heart while engaged in other activities. Your heart can be open and yielded to Him at all times. Prayer is an attitude of the heart in which we communicate with the Lord throughout the day and night.

Approaching God in Prayer

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him. (1 John 5:14-15)

 

He hears you!

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

You can be confident that you will receive power and help for your situation directly from God when you pray in the name of Jesus!

When we approach God through prayer, we want to pray Scripture, trusting in the work of the cross of Christ, and believing that God will honor His word. There is nothing impossible with God! When you feel like nothing will change, He can and will make a way where there is no way!

If you have not trusted your life and heart to Jesus Christ, pray right now to receive Him as Lord and Master:

Lord Jesus, I confess that I need You in my life. I confess all my sins to You now and believe that You died for my sins so I can be forgiven, and that You rose from the grave on the third day. I want to be born again through Your Spirit, I receive You as My Lord and Master. Thank You that my sins are forgiven. I commit to walk with You every day of my life. Amen. (Romans 3:10,23; 6:23; 10:9-10)

Also, the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Make sure you are living a repentant lifestyle, obeying His Word, and seeking God for the answers according to His will. Then you will begin to see your prayers answered! (James 5:16; I John 2:3; 5:14-15; Jeremiah 7:23)

I hope to provide you with keys for praying, leading others in prayer, and discipling others to hear the voice of God. Each teaching will provide biblical foundation and Scriptures for study.