Prayer

When you talk to God, what do you talk to Him like? What are you talking to Him about? Are you just asking request after request, and expecting that He will answer you, and make everything okay?

That is what a lot of people think. They think that they can just ask God for requests after requests, like He is Santa Clause, and He will do everything that you want Him to do. He will make your life perfect, but that is not true. God does not make your life perfect, because if He did, He would never be able to teach you anything, because you would always live a perfect life, and you would not be able to live through the hard times. And God does not answer everything you ask for in a yes, sometimes the answer to your requests are no, and we have to deal with that. But, even if He does say no, He will still help us through them, and when He says no, it is for a good reason. He knows the outcome of everything, and for most people, you learn the most during hard times, and you spend more time with God when it is hard.

Here is a way that you can pray that would help you not to just ask God for everything, but if this, you will also be able to praise Him, and not just ask Him for everything.

P- Praise- Give God word that He is.... start out like.... God, you are... and then say a whole bunch a different things that God is to you, like wonderful, great, amazing...

A- Admit- Admit to God what you have done, and ask Him for forgiveness, and He will give it to you. And tell Him that you are sorry.

R- Request- Ask God for your requests, but don't be so sure that He will answer them in yes, and don't make this take forever, just do the ones you think are most important.

T- Thanks- Thank God for what He has done for you, and just thank Him, for whatever comes to mind.

S- Shut up! Be quiet, and let God do some talking! You have just talked to Him forever, now it is God's turn to do the talking, if you don't hear anything, just listen, and wait.

So, next time you want to pray, make sure that you don't just ask God for everything, but make sure that you wait, and let Him do some talking, and then you will be equal. Let Him and you do talking. Then, you both get some time to talk. And don't just expect that God will do everything for you, He will do everything on His own time, and remember that His answer will not always be yes, but sometimes will be no, but if it is no, He will help you through the rest.

Matthew 6:7-8

And when you pray, do not keep on blabbing like the pagans, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father already knows what you need before you ask Him.