Pray the Word

Greetings:
Prayer is simply our conversation with God.
In prayer, we offer praise, worship and thanksgiving.
Sounds pretty easy to understand, doesn't it?
But I imagine prayer to many of us is simply putting our petitions,  needs, wants, desires , and all of our 'need this and need thats' before God.
We pray when we, family members or friends are in a panic, when times are bad, when we are in trouble, scared, sick, confused, perplexed and backed into the corner with no where else to turn.
We cry out in prayer when we hit bottom and there nowhere to go, but up.
But do we pray, I mean really pray, when we appear to be blessed, content and things are going well?
It's a question of what value do we place in prayer.
Look at Colossian 4:2, it reads, “Devout yourself to prayer being watchful and thankful”.
I guess it's a matter of do we regard prayer as a gift of grace or an unbearable burden.
Prayer is a privilege that takes disciple and practice. Prayer is a personal invitation from God to enter into his holy sanctuary to talk with him and listen to him.
Prayer is also a time to get still and quiet before God offering praise and worship in a manner in which you feel comfortable and speak sincere words of  thanksgiving.
Prayer will prepare us for the unknowns, the disappointments, the challenges, the troubles.
Prayer provides us with strength in moments of weakness and is a caring arm wrapped around us in times of sorrow.
Prayers is not done only when we feel like it or when we feel worthy.
If we are making excuses for not praying, we should be honest with ourselves and ask why.
Throughout the Bible we read of God's mercy and grace that reaches out to all people – the good and the bad, the worthy and the unworthy.
God’s will is to keep His promises to us.
 In prayer the Word of God should be in our hearts and in our mouths.
 In our prayers we should use the Word of God and remind God of His promises to us. This builds our faith and it also pleases God because it is an expression of our confidence in His Word and His integrity.

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