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by Cecelia Lester
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)
Has anyone ever asked, “Why do you Pray?” How would you respond? Here are some reasons Jesus’ children pray.
*We pray to tell God that we love Him.
* We pray to give thanks for what He has given us. Our homes, our transportation, our families, our health.
*When God heals us or our friends from disease.
*We pray to seek His guidance when we find ourselves facing harsh circumstances, those things we never expected to happen to us.
*We intercede in prayer for our friends or people we hear of who need guidance or comfort in t heir lives.
*When our cities and towns have had horrific crimes committed against their citizens.
God chooses to answer our prayers i n His own way and in His own time . Sometimes, our requests may take a few years to be fulfilled. God has His reasons for seeming to withhold that answer.
God chooses to answer prayer requests in His time and how He chooses. While we think that our way is best, God may have other plans for that request.
We often try to follow a format for our prayers: One that is easy to remember is the ACTS format.
Adoration
We are to tell God we love Him.
Confession
We are to tell God all that we have done that displeases Him.
Thanksgiving
We give God thanks for ALL He has done for us.
Supplications
We make requests for ourselves and those requests of others we have committed to pray for.
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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