";s:4:"text";s:4030:" 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Why pray? Prayer for Beginners. 01. of 10 . I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Real power comes from God, not our humanistic abilities or talents. 1. Think about who you know that is in need of help, or who needs a breakthrough in a particular area in their life.Scott Colvin is an evangelist at the Bay Area Christian Church. The Unexpected Answers of God Ask Pastor John. To illustrate, two friends who are in constant communion learn about each other, do things together, and share problems with each other. Some people pray because they are commanded to (Muslims); others pray to offer gifts to their many gods (Hindus). One key reason to pray is because God has commanded us to pray. God’s Word Calls Us to Pray. For more information, please see our Meditating is different when we are actually focused on God.We pray because it is how we communicate with God. And while we may feel insecure asking what can feel like an elementary question, even Jesus’ disciples had to ask for themselves: One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. We need to pray, because we need something beyond ourselves.Look at the rise in popularity of meditation. Prayer not only establishes a relationship with God, it is vital to maintaining our relationship with Him. Prayer is God listening to us. Why Me? Abraham experienced this in Genesis 18:16-33. Some say he's still running to this day.When Things Don't Go Your Way: Learning to Submit to God Simple Choices: Taking the Complexity Out of Christianity A Theology of Prayer in Three Minutes What Should We Pray For? Here are 5 Reasons Why you should pray : 1. When we pray honestly, we are energized and God gives us confidence, trust, and freedom.Prayer refocuses us on God and not on ourselves or other people. But we all pray for strength and forgiveness, to wish blessings upon each other and to be one with the Lord our God. This is a concept that can be difficult for us to grasp if we are out of practice seeing the world through a spiritual lens.The fact of the matter is that the Bible talks about spiritual battles taking place on a daily basis, and it’s our choice if we want to start believing that our prayers create activity in the spiritual realm and influence the physical realm. 312 likes. 6 Prayer unlocks us, but only when we pray truthfully, and acknowledge and confess our sin. Scott ran cross country for the University of North Carolina. 1.