So many people see pray as a time only to present our needs before God. Their mindset is how they tell God all about their trials and boom, God sorts them out. Yes, God is in the business of meeting our heart’s desires, but prayer is much more than request and response affair.
The disciple of Jesus Christ in Luke 11:1 said to Him to teach them to pray.
“And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
They must have noticed that the prayer pattern of the Master was quite different from the norm.
2, "And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3, Give us day by day our daily bread. 4, And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."
Firstly, we must see God as our Father, and address Him as such; not like a slave and Master relationship.
Luke 11:13, “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
Secondly, we must go to Him with gratitude and present Him with heartfelt worship. “…hallowed be thy name.”
Thirdly, though the Bible says; “ the desire of the righteous shall be granted, it wise to ask for His will alone be established in our lives.
Now, looking into this pattern, it is obvious that the request for our needs does not come in the first three points in prayers. Before we even ask, He (God) already knows.
In prayers, God desires fellowship and a time of intimacy with us His children. It is a major line of communication between we and God.
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