How to Have Meaningful Prayer
How to Have Meaningful Prayer
- (5 min) Refine your picture of God – reflect on this passage (read it several times, think about what each word is saying).
1 Peter 5:6,7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
- (5 min) Spend time in praise – you can praise God for His attributes that you most appreciate or admire or you can praise through the alphabet – think of words that describe God starting with each letter of the alphabet – for example:
A: Almighty, amazing, awesome, all-powerful, all-knowing
B: Benevolent, bright, beautiful
C: Creator, Consuming fire
D: Deliverer, Defender,
E: Everlasting, Emmanuel
F: Father, forgiver, faithful, fortress
G: Giver, Good shepherd, glorious, Gentle, Gracious
- (10 min) Pray to God without saying any thank-yous or requests. Tell God how you’re feeling right now – what are you anxious about? What are you looking forward to? What’s discouraging or frustrating you? Without making requests, simply tell God what’s on your mind, as you would to a friend.
by: Jinha Kim
"But those who drink the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14