Prayer is a privilege. It’s the way that we get to communicate with our Creator and draws us closer to God and others.
For some it come effortlessly, but for many the discipline of prayer is more of a challenge. It can seem like an intimidating concept – both the idea of communing with the God of the universe and the practicalities of how to do so amid an overloaded schedule.
You’ve sat down in your allotted place at your allotted time. What now? Having 45 minutes stretching out before you can feel intimidating. Do you list your requests to God? Or spend some time soaking?
One way to overcome this feeling of purposelessness is to bring the Bible into your prayer time. It is the Word of God and one of the key ways God speaks to us. It can both be a really helpful tool to prompt thought or meditation during prayer and as a guide to actually praying.
Reading the Word brings us out of the world and into the Kingdom, in that it fills our mind with God’s words. If you are looking for inspiration for how to pray, you need look no further than the Psalms, which can be helpful in showing ways we can relate to God.
Florence Taylor For Ug Christian News.
