Prayer – God’s Avenue Of Relationship With Us

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INTRODUCTION:

One of the main needs we have as believers is a real, interactive relationship with the Lord. The Lord views prayer as a way of creating a relationship with each of us. Unfortunately, a lot of the teaching on prayer does not give enough emphasis to God's desire for the relationship, so prayers reduce down to our own personal needs. There is nothing wrong with seeking God for our needs; prayer is really an opportunity to expand beyond that.

SHOW NOTES:

• We need to seek a relationship with the Lord, if we want to truly be able to talk with Him,

• You can have a connection, as with a father, where you can present a situation before Him in order to learn what is His perfect will in that situation.

• Reciting the Lord's Prayer can be a very effective way of praying, if done thoughtfully as in worship.

• As we mature in our relationship with the Lord, our prayers can be led by the Holy Spirit to pray more for others and the kingdom of God.

QUOTATIONS:

• The Lord answers us when we seek Him...as we listen for His voice.

• People think that prayer has everything to do with receiving something from God, and I don't think that's the truth....I think prayer actually is an avenue of creating a deeper relationship with you and Him.

• The whole prayer that Christ taught isn't all about you or about you receiving; it's basically worship to the Lord, creating a relationship with Him, then you receive.

• As you develop your relationship with Him, you find out you don't have to ask for things because He already knows what you need before you even ask.

• I think our prayers change too. They get off the self-centered prayers and they begin to pray for your brothers, your sisters, for His kingdom, for things that He, the Holy Spirit, leads you to pray for.

• As we approach God in prayer, Number One, we submit our hearts to Him, we give Him our hearts,

• Think about how Jesus prayed in the garden: He absolutely had a relationship with the Father and when He was praying, He said,” Is there another way, Father” He had enough of a relationship that He could say, “dad, I know that's what You want Me to do, but is there another way? Nevertheless, not what I will, not what I want.”

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