The more I study God’s Word the more grateful and thankful I am with what I have. I realize everything on this earth belongs to God and what I have He has graciously given me. Some have more but most have less. I am content. I find myself praying more because I want to praise and worship a God who is good, kind, generous, gentle and loving toward me. Remember the first time a nurse handed you your newborn child; how careful you were and how gently you held the baby. Do you remember the love you had at that moment and the protective instinct you felt within you? God has that same feeling for us every moment of every day.
Prayers to God:
1. Always confess sin and ask for forgiveness.
2. Ask for God’s protection against evil and anything else that can do harm.
3. Ask for knowledge, understanding and wisdom for what you should do.
4. Praise God’s mercy and acknowledge your trust in Him.
5. Be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God!
1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray continually.
Psalm 100:4 – Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His Name.
James 1:17 – Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father.
Psalm 106:1 – Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
Ephesians 5:20 – Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
1 John 5:14 – This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Mark 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Colossians 4:2 – Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares.