WHY DO WE PRAY?

WHY DO WE PRAY?


Why we we PRAY?
Why do you pray?
Is it just to ASK for
What you PRAY FOR?


I pray for GOD! I pray
For the WORLD=I pray
For ALL OTHERS=and I pray
FOR MYSELF


I want what is BEST
For everyone and the WORLD!


“Your Father knows
WHAT YOU NEED
Before you ask him” Matthew 6:8


IF this is true=
It BEGS the question=
WHY should we ask God
For anything?
He ALREADY KNOWS our needs are=
SO why should we bother
TO PRAY?


But it is
NOT that simple


Many of us
APPROACH God=with a list
Of WANTS=and needs=
And wishes


We know God
Doesn't always give us
What we ASK FOR


But if we TRUST GOD-
We can LEARN a
Great deal=about God
And us


By what he actually
DOES give us


We TRUST that God
Will give us
What we NEED TO SURVIVE


“Share with
The Lord's people
Who are IN NEED=
Practice hospitality” Romans 12:13


“The eye
Cannot say to the hand
'I don't NEED you!'


And the head
Cannot say to the feet-
'I don't NEED you'” 1 Corinthians 12:21


“If anyone has
Material possessions=
And sees a brother or sister


IN NEED=
But he has no pity on them
How can the LOVE of God
Be in that person?” 1 John 3:17


The TRUTH of the matter is=
We all NEED each other


And we are all
In need=
We should all BE PRAYING
For one another=
Everyone one of us has NEEDS


So WHY do we PRAY?
Maybe it is an OPPORTUNITY
To let God
Show us
What our needs are


There are probably
As many REASONS
As there are people
In this world


And maybe prayer
ALLOWS US to see
And accept
With gratitude and humility=
Whatever God sees
Fit to GIVE US


We ALL need to pray
For one another IN LOVE=
For what is best
For all of us


DEAR FATHER GOD=
Please know what our NEEDS are=
And allow our prayers
TO BE ANSWERED=
In our best interests


WHY do we pray? For God
And for each OTHER


In Jesus' name=and in the name of our EVER PRAYERFUL FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
6-17-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Karla Manternach