Prayer creates the life of Christ!

Jesus is the perfect role model for prayer!

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Matthew 6:9-13

Prayer is a relationship with God. Jesus initiated prayer for you before you were born. Prayer touches the heart of God. Prayer is powerful; it brings the efficacy of God into your life.

Prayer is taking time to be still and listen for the voice of God. Prayer is a two way dialogue between you and God. 

Prayer teaches you the spiritual truths of God and prepares you to be a powerful witness for Him. 

In praying ask God what is on His mind. This is the priority of prayer; living in the will of God.

Prayer is not intellectual, robotic or scripted. The powerful prayers of the people of Christ are guided by the Holy Spirit. He knows how to pray perfectly according to the will of God.

Prayer has no constraints. It is much more than private time with God in the morning and a few moments before going to sleep.

The Holy Spirit teaches you how and when to pray. If you feel a nudge from God during your day pause what you are doing and reach out to your Creator.

I have attempted to define the components of a spiritually healthy prayer life. There is no exact order. Let the Spirit of Christ lead you in prayer. Every day is different with God. 

God wants you to recognize His holiness and sovereignty through praise and thanksgiving. Praise is an acknowledgment of who God is and what He has done for you. And, praise nourishes your soul.

God wants you to pray His kingdom will become a reality in your life and you will be able to accomplish His will on earth as it is done in heaven.

Seek first the kingdom of God through prayer, the Word of God, and listening for the voice of God.

Prayer is the method of starting a new day with God. Commit your works each day to God and pray His thoughts will be established within you.

Ask God to be a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your pathway.

Prayer is instrumental in laying the groundwork for the spiritual principle of binding and loosing. 

Jesus said whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. This is the arduous work of intercession interacting with God to bring down strongholds and setting people free from Satan. 

During your prayer time the Holy Spirit will bring up the names of people that are on His mind and ask you to stand in the gap for them. Listen to the Holy Spirit. He will show you how to pray for those people entrusted to you by God.

Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. The loosing comes through the Living Water sealed inside a believer. Ask God to fill you with the fullness of the Living Water and empower you to be a light for Jesus touching others through your words, your actions, and your demeanor. 

Reach out to God for all your every need. Ask Jesus to help you live by faith, pray for physical healing, pray for the strength of Christ, pray for wisdom to meet all the challenges of life. This pleases God and reaffirms your faith in His promises.

Pray for Jesus to cover your sins with His blood and to reveal anything in your life not pleasing to Him. Ask for the compassion of Jesus to forgive those who have hurt you.

Pray for inner healing and emotional stability from all the conflicts in life.

Pray against temptations and for deliverance from Satan.

Temptations usually come in the form of the lusts of the flesh. Pray God will reveal any temptations and provide a way of escape. 

Remember, God knows you better than you know yourself and is aware of all your vulnerabilities.

The Holy Spirit is your guarantee against the attacks of Satan and his devious tactics.

Invite the Spirit of Christ to have authority over your life and ask for His protection each day of your life.

Prayer creates the life of Christ!