How/Why Do You Pray?

Prayer is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. But how you pray reveals how Christian you really are!

Why do we pray? What is prayer?

Good questions. Because the answer you give, especially the first answer that comes to your mind, reveals a deep truth about you. Sorry, is this too heavy for the first thing in the morning? ;-)

For too long, I thought prayer to God was about a laundry list of needs and desires I had that I wanted God’s help with. To be sure, the scripture says that we should make our requests known to God. But what if my requests need changing? And what if the need to change my motives, desires, and intentions is at the heart of my truly learning what it means to pray?