Over the years, I have had a lot of conversations with a lot of different people. In listening to them talk, at some point in the conversation they begin to share things they are going through. My question to them would always be, “have you prayed about it?” Sometimes their reply would be, “yes, I have prayed about it or no, I have not prayed about it because I don’t know how to pray.”
There is not a day that goes by that I am not praying about something. Sometimes, I’m just sitting and talking to my Heavenly Father, because basically that’s what prayer is to me. Talking to and having a conversation with God and then waiting quietly for Him to speak. Although, I have found out that is not easy for some people to do because they don’t know what to say.
As I was reading my devotion one morning on praying, they had given an acronym for the word pray. During my next prayer time, I decided to use the acronym given and it was amazing. So, with that being said, I thought it would be a good idea to share this. It could be the very thing that could help someone learn how to pray. Please see below:
P – Praise: Praise is how you are to enter God’s presence. It is the best way to begin your prayer. Psalm 100:4 reads “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”
R – Repent: Take the time before God to search your heart and repent of anything that has come between you and Him. God, show me anything in my life that has raised a barrier between You and me, and I will repent of it.
A – Ask: When your heart is clean, you can have confidence before God when you come asking. 1 John 3:21-22 reads “Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.”
Y – Yield: Yielding is when you stop talking, and you wait, listen, and seek to hear from God. Bow before God and ask Him; God, is there anything you want to say? Do You have any instructions for me? Is there anything You want me to change? Then wait silently for Him to speak to you.
So, if you are hesitant when it comes time to pray, try following the above acronym. You will be amazed at how comfortable praying will become to you. You will began to look forward to prayer time, you and your Heavenly Father. God Bless 🙂
One Comment
Sedricka Robinson
Wow I pray ok everyday and talk to him throught the day. How you broke the word pray down was awesome I have never look at it like that and I wrote it down to remember to use this when I pray I love this.