A common question and issue for many is prayer how to pray and how to receive answered prayer. Some do the Lords prayer and recite it others get on their knees to pray others still don't even know how to pray they feel awkward doing it like their talking to air and others still only pray sometimes or when things get rough and mostly ask for things.
But I want to give some insight into prayer as to what is how we should do it and what we should see it as. Prayer itself if I were to describe in different terms I wouldn't call it asking him for stuff or lifting up our issues I would rather describe it as a conversation between us and God. Notice how in a conversation it is called a conversation only when the two ppl are talking to each others not one person talking and the other not listening or responding.
of course God encourages us to bring our problems to him to ask for anything we need but true prayer is when we talk to him as if he is our closest friend, he wants to talk with us about everything about all kinds of subjects about all the details of our life our thoughts our feelings he is literally our diary. He wants us to be able to speak to him as someone we can always go to and trust with our deepest thoughts and feelings and problems knowing that he never looks down on us with judgement never shakes his head in shame or disappointment he even would rather us be angry at him and express that anger to him than to hide it and pretend it isn't there because he sees it regardless he wants you to be able to be brutely honest with him without fearing lightning strikes.
Most people have no idea how happy he becomes from hearing the voice of his child, whenever you speak to him his heart leaps for joy his face brightens and glows he longs to hear from you he craves a deep and intimate relationship with you. You wouldn't think something as simple as speaking to him would make him that happy but I an promise you it does. And when you begin to speak to him like the closest and most trusted friend and when he becomes your dairy and becomes who you know you can confide in without fear or judgement even when you have the most sinful things then you begin to be able to hear back from him, maybe not a voice in your head or an audio voice but you will feel him mending your inner wounds you can sometimes feel a warmth come over you can sometimes feel him wash you with his love and when you think of him you no longer see a face of judgement or him shaking his head in shame or disappointment but a face of warmth of encouragement of love.
But I want to give some insight into prayer as to what is how we should do it and what we should see it as. Prayer itself if I were to describe in different terms I wouldn't call it asking him for stuff or lifting up our issues I would rather describe it as a conversation between us and God. Notice how in a conversation it is called a conversation only when the two ppl are talking to each others not one person talking and the other not listening or responding.
of course God encourages us to bring our problems to him to ask for anything we need but true prayer is when we talk to him as if he is our closest friend, he wants to talk with us about everything about all kinds of subjects about all the details of our life our thoughts our feelings he is literally our diary. He wants us to be able to speak to him as someone we can always go to and trust with our deepest thoughts and feelings and problems knowing that he never looks down on us with judgement never shakes his head in shame or disappointment he even would rather us be angry at him and express that anger to him than to hide it and pretend it isn't there because he sees it regardless he wants you to be able to be brutely honest with him without fearing lightning strikes.
Most people have no idea how happy he becomes from hearing the voice of his child, whenever you speak to him his heart leaps for joy his face brightens and glows he longs to hear from you he craves a deep and intimate relationship with you. You wouldn't think something as simple as speaking to him would make him that happy but I an promise you it does. And when you begin to speak to him like the closest and most trusted friend and when he becomes your dairy and becomes who you know you can confide in without fear or judgement even when you have the most sinful things then you begin to be able to hear back from him, maybe not a voice in your head or an audio voice but you will feel him mending your inner wounds you can sometimes feel a warmth come over you can sometimes feel him wash you with his love and when you think of him you no longer see a face of judgement or him shaking his head in shame or disappointment but a face of warmth of encouragement of love.
Reminds me of 1 Thes 5:17. God bless you.