Many wonder: how to pray? First, we must understand that prayer is a request directed to God.
To pray, we need faith, that is, we must be confident that God is attentive to our prayer.
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. (Psalm 102:17)
There are several models that teach us how to pray, and we will describe the simplest ways to talk to God daily.
First Model: The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
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This is the simplest prayer model and also the one that our Lord Jesus Christ left as an example for each of us.
Second Example: A Simple and Personal Prayer
In this second example, we will also use a simple way to talk to God. Where we will express what we desire, as if we were speaking respectfully to a person.
Lord God Almighty, I know I am small, but I come into your grand presence. First, to thank you for everything.
I also come here, O God, to express my needs before you, for I am entirely dependent on your care.
The Lord knows all my needs, as well as my afflictions. Now, I place in your hands my afflictions, needs, my family, my children, and all those around me.
I also ask the Lord to bless my health, my sentimental life, my spiritual life, and do in me, O God, your will and your desire. In the name of Jesus. Amen!
Above, we have a simple example of a prayer, done randomly, that is, when we expose to God all our needs.
Note that this prayer resembles a dialogue with a person, and that is exactly it, for the Holy Spirit of God is gathering all our prayers and taking them to God.
How to Pray If I’ve Never Prayed?
Perhaps you are wondering: how to pray if I’ve never prayed? Talking to God and entering His presence is something simpler than it may seem.
God is not interested in whether you speak beautifully or not, whether your oratory is good or not, but rather, God is interested in hearing the most sincere words from your heart.
If, at the moment you pray, you feel like crying, cry, for God does not resist a broken and contrite heart, and He Himself will wipe away all the tears from our face.
Prayer can be spoken or done in silence, and the more you talk to God, the more intimacy you will have with Him.
Prayer has the power to make illness disappear, people be set free, and make the difficult become possible.
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22)
