Praying to God

A message from Min. David Pawson about prayer to the Father.

• For a Christian, prayer is never private.
• For a Christian, prayer is not meditation, but conversation.
• Prayer is simple.  It is a child telling his Father what he needs.
• Prayer is a privilege.
• Our goal should be to develop a relationship with God and not ritual for God via prayer.
• For many, prayer is a matter of fortune; but for Christians it is a matter of faith.
• Seven requirements for praying in faith:
• I must believe that God is there.  The Bible is indifferent to whether you "feel" He is there or not, but you must have faith.
• I must believe that God is personal; that He is someone and not something. 
• I must believe that God hears me.
• I must believe that God will listen to my prayer.
• I must believe that God will reply.
• I must believe that God can act and that prayer can changes things as well as people.
• I must believe that God will give what we ask for.
  
• Don't try and "feel" your faith.
• Don't try and force your faith.
• Stimulate your faith by listening to other answers to prayer and reading the Bible.
• Stretch your faith by praying within your faith.
• Your faith needs to meet God's Fatherhood.