You are learning to develop a deeper communication with God during prayer in two ways—first, by adopting Jesus’ example of spending solitary time with God, and second, by learning to be more daring in your prayers. There is much more to discover about these two important foundations of a rich prayer life. As you will see in today’s post, God wants you to come to Him every day so that His will and His purpose will prevail—not only in your prayers, but also in your life.
Father, I want a deeper prayer relationship with You. Move my heart to pray in the way You want me to, when You want me to. Let me keep learning from Your Word about this amazing gift of prayer.
How can I use the Lord’s Prayer as a guide for my prayer life?
Take a pen and paper and write down the Lord’s Prayer, leaving room between each line so you can personalize the prayer. After each line, think about the underlying meaning of the phrase. Then, write down your personalized version of the phrase, and make the prayer your own.
Praying Scripture is more than simply reading words or phrases from the Bible or a prayer book. God wants you to start there and then learn how to make those words and phrases a part of your conversation with Him. He wants to use His Word to stir something deeper in you, to draw you into an intimate and personal dialogue with Him. Continue to explore how to use Scripture as your guide in prayer in the upcoming post.
