31 Days of Prayer ~ In His Word 1-27-2024
When you pray do you speak what is in your
heart or do you try to match up with someone you know that you think has the
right technique? I know sometimes people can be intimidated by prayer people
who go on and on in prayer quoting scripture after scripture and other well
meaning words. Sometimes folks sound like they are preaching as they pray. I
like to call that 'Prayching'! I have been guilty of this from time to time, the
thing is I get convicted of it even while I speak at times. Then I remember the following verses and ask
God to help me to pray, straight from the heart. That’s what God wants, heart
to heart prayer. If its in public, because its for a group, that is one thing,
but keep it straight up and down! Up
wards to God! Short and direct from your heart to His. If you can go off to a
spot that you can pray alone, then you can empty your heart out and no one will
hear but God.
“When you pray, don’t be like the
hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues
where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they
will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind
you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything,
will reward you.
“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the
Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their
words again and again. Matt
hew 6:5-7
Heavenly Father, thank you for directing
our prayers to become the kind of prayer you will pay attention to, even with
less words. We give you praise, in Jesus’
name
