Prayer

Keep on Praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Recently in preparing the lessons on prayer for the children on Wednesday nights during Manna, I have personally learned more about prayer and renewed its importance in my life. Through prayer we can discover God’s will for our life, give thanks and adoration to God, confess our sins and bring our burdens and wishes to God. One of the exercises with the children asked—Have you ever thought about when people can pray? 

Here are some ideas: 

Before you eat

When you wake up

When you’re afraid

When you’re lonesome

When you are thankful

When you want something

When you see something beautiful

When you’ve done something wrong

When you want to be forgiven

Before a test or after

Before a sport event

In Church

In Sunday School

While driving a car 

When do you pray?  Stretch yourself and expand yourself. 

Another question that you can ask yourself is how often do you pray and can you pray more frequently. 

Every day

Once and awhile

When someone else leads me 

Prayer: God, thank you for listening continually so that I can pray anytime and anywhere. Amen

Susan Taylor (reprinted from the Eastridge 2008 devotional)