If you find you don't need to pray "give us this day our daily bread" for God to provide your next meal, then use this line in the Lord's prayer to thank Him for the blessings you have.

Jesus teaches us to pray for God's purposes - for His kingdom to come (and for us to be agents in bringing it), and for His will to be done (putting our trust in Him). Don't just recite this line... pray through it!

The Lord's prayer opens with praise. Do your prayers ring out with God's praise and worship?

While it's important to confront God in prayer, let us not forget to seek a way forwards. Wallowing in our anger only gives the devil a foothold... but coming to God for a way out of our anger leads to healing.

Sometimes it's ok to yell at God. When you need to confront Him, don't try be polite and use churchy language, just speak from the heart.

Pent-up anger has all sorts of bad consequences. But letting your anger out - even if it's anger with God - is cathartic and helpful. Don't withdraw.. confront in faith! And find healing.

Confronting God is better than ignoring God. Don't give Him the silent treatment... come to Him in faith, even in your anger.

If Abraham, Moses, Job, David and even Jesus could confront God in prayer... so can you.

Dan Schutte wrote this classic song for a friend who was about to be ordained a deacon. Listen to his own words about this song here:

God is calling each one of us to something for him - and whether it's to go to the ends of the earth to preach the Word, or to simply witness to the people around you today, that call is real. Will you go where he sends? Will you hold his people in your heart? Don't just sing it... do it.