Approaching God in Prayer Effectively
God loves to hear us pray. He wants to answer our prayers, too. He is not trying to think up reasons not to answer our prayers. However, there are some things that God is looking for when we pray. When He sees those things, He is much more likely to answer our prayers. The reason for this is that we are praying for God's will to be done, not our own will. Therefore, there are things we can do to show Him our heart's desire to know and do His will. Daniel was very effective in His prayers. We can learn a lot from him that will help us in our prayers. One of the things that Daniel did well was how he approached God in prayer. (Daniel 9:4) " I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: O Lord, You are a great and awesome God. You always fulfill Your covenant and keep Your promises of unfailing love to those who love You and obey Your commands." There is a lot for us to unpack in this one verse. We need to start by praying to God as "Lord." We must recognize th...