ok so i wanted to talk about prayer a bit.. i believe that during the day its good to pray and talk to God when you can or when you feel frustrated.. these prayers for me are normally short, however sometimes i do a longer and more reverent prayer like perhaps at night before i go to sleep
ok here are my personal thoughts on longer and more reverent prayers.. i think it may be a good habit to have a few elements in there remember this is just me, but maybe this will help someone out, because i think its a good way to pray.. i generally try to throw in 4 elements: -praise God -thank God -pray for others -pray for yourself now, like i said, for me, those 4 elements make up a good serious reverent prayer in my mind.. i say this because it does a few diff things: -displays humility (God resists the proud) -shows God ur thankful for the things He's already given you -makes u not be so selfish and self centered with your prayers so like i said, for me those 4 things are the basics but let me add a few more things that may be positive for you to add into your prayers -ask for forgiveness -forgive others -pray for wisdom -pray to increase in righteousness and/or be led away from temptation any of these will probably be positive for you to pray for along with whatever else it is you bring before the Lord remember when u pray for wisdom God will give it to you unbegrudgingly and remember to pray for help to stay away from sin so that you can have the power to resist it and always have a good relationship with God.. you don't want guilt and shame to ruin your relationship with Him the last thing i want to talk about is for anyone who may be stuck on.. "how do i praise God?" one easy way to do this is to find something in the Bible that is a compliment to the Lord and just recite it.. like for example i saw this the other day.. its daniel 2:20 Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. 21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. 23 To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise if you want you can find something like that and say it, then move on to the next part of your prayer ok that concludes this blog on prayer just remember everything belongs to God.. so try to think of prayer as a serious means of change/help/assistance as opposed to it just being a "last resort" like most people
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