I have been a Christian for over 20 years now and and I have been teaching the Bible for most of that time, yet when it comes to the subject of prayer I feel like so much of an amateur. I’ll share my thoughts and experience with you and hope that it is helpful. Know that I am a journeyman along with so many of you when it comes to the topic of prayer.

 

Q:40 What should we pray? 

A: The whole word of God directs us in what we should pray. 

 

We can go to God with what is honestly in our hearts. Every person can go to God from where they are right now (Jeremiah 33:3, Psalm 32:1) 

 

But what should we pray? Sin makes this hard to know. Our hearts are sinful (Jerimiah 17), our desires are confused (perverted), but the Lord knows our heart and provides his Word as a guide for us (Psalm 119).God's word as a guide for our prayer. Examples we used: Isaiah 53:6, Romans 8:16-17, James 1:5, 1 John 1:9. Two prayers that I have memorized are: Luke 18:13, 41.

How to memorize prayer - rule of threes

1. Read the whole section three times 
2. Read one line three times while looking at it
3. Say the line three times without looking at it. 
4. Add the next line and repeat steps 2,3