HEY...........JUST CALL HIM!

We get better at something everyday, right?
So it is with our prayer lives too. Everyday should be an opportunity for us to get better at talking to the Almighty One. Prayer is basically,communicating with God. It is however, common to find that its hard for most people to pray. I used to have very bad prayer life so much so that I used to loathe being called upon to pray when the family was praying. I used to think that if I pray for one hour in a day, then there was no need to pray again for that day. Infact, I used to think prayer was a bore. How wrong I was!
By HIS grace, all that has changed now and I am still learning. I am telling us this because the power in prayer cannot be underestimated. A sincere and willing heart is all it takes to make that phone call to God in prayer. A couple of experiences have taught me this and its not like I've mastered it, I'll just have to keep learning but then if we see prayer as nothing more than a bore, we'll be getting it all wrong. Prayer is just picking up your spiritual phone and calling God. Prayer is the greatest privilege we have because God is the most important audience we can ever have. It's a conversation, a two-way thing that involves you and God.
It feels like a one way thing sometimes, as if its only you talking, but sometimes we really need to wait and hear God. He might not be talking to you audibly (at least I have not yet experienced that) but He might just be putting a bible verse in your heart. That's talking to you!
I have got a few tips to share with y'all concerning prayer, gathered from a couple of teachings I have heard.
First, Worship God using songs(Oh, I love doing this) or words(just call HIM names like Alpha and Omega, Omnipotent, Omnipresent.....................) or you can even do both. Either way, worshipping God is very important before talking at all. It is a way of putting you in your place. When you do this, you remind yourself of how great God is. Thank HIM too(that's super important) before and after praying
Always make reference to the Scriptures when praying.You can make a list of prayer points. Its not hard: just build your prayers on some scriptural verses. Always ask for HIS will to be done. Even Jesus asked for His will to be done when praying. Voice out your feelings when praying too. For instance, when I find that I am getting distracted, I voice it out and tell God to take it away. God is not some stone-hearted God who doesn't understand your human nature. Finally................................never cease! We need God everywhere and everytime so we just need to keep calling HIM. Its a way of telling HIM 'God, I'll never let you go'. Thess 5:17 commands us to 'pray without ceasing.' No vain repetitions(Matt 6:7). Prayer is not by how many words; its the heart behind it that matters. You could read Matthew 6: 5-14 for more help.
And if you ever have any cause to be discouraged..........................Hey, just call him!( He's an ever present help in time of trouble).