“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:9-10
Over my next three posts I want to identify three helpful insights Jesus shares with His disciples to help them become more effective in their prayers.
Are you interested in developing a more productive prayer life?
Here is the first insight on prayer from Jesus' teaching:
Prayer is a spiritual conversation with a perfect Father.
Prayer is a spiritual conversation.
We often think of prayer not as a conversation but rather as a monologue where we ask and He listens. That is not the image Jesus portrays in this teaching!
During prayer your spirit connects with the Spirit of God in a sweet communion, exchanging emotions, thoughts, desires, hopes and learning to hear His heart.
When prayer becomes a spiritual conversation guess what happens?
God becomes more real!
Talking to God and especially - listening to Him - makes Him seem more real and personal!
Talking to God and listening to Him gives you wisdom and direction.
Prayer is a spiritual conversation!
Prayer is a spiritual conversation with a perfect Father.
If you had a source for perfect information and perfect insights wouldn't you take advantage of it?
That is the nature of the God you can enjoy spiritual conversations with!
He is perfect in His character.
He is perfect in His nature.
He is perfect in His wisdom and knowledge.
He is perfect in His ways.
And when you enter into spiritual conversations with Him you can draw from all that perfection!
Prayer is a spiritual conversation with a perfect Father!
One of the things a father delights in the most is having long talks with his children. It is the best way to get to know them and for them to get to know him! It is time well spent!
And one of the things a child treasures the most is conversations with his father.
Conversations between a child and a father forms great memories.
Conversations between a child and a father forges great intimacy.
Jesus counsels His disciples to think of God as a Father and prayer as a conversation with their perfect Father.
How do you think of prayer?
What do you think of when you pray?
What happens when you pray?
If your prayers are not spiritual conversations with a perfect Father you have much to learn and much to gain by learning to pray!
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