Prayer, Matthew 6:1-18

Hello Beloved,

I was just reading in Matthew this morning , Chapter 6 . When it occurred to me that when
I hear people pray or I pray we do sound like the hypocrites. So I went on further down in the
chapter and was reading v. 7, use NOT vain repetitions....... that is what I usually hear when
I listen to others pray.. So in v.9; it starts the Lord' Prayer:
"" Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.."""
This should be where we worship our Father. We should tell Him that we know who He is,
how much we love Him.. We can do this in song, with words of love, praise. What can you think of to do to worship our Father?
"""Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.""""
This is loyalty. This is where we tell Him that we want His will in our life... Where we live out
our prayers of faith..
""" Give us this day our daily bread."""
This is where we ask . Ask? Yes, we ask for what ever we need.. Ask according to the Word of God.
"""" And forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors.""""
This is where we forgive all who have done something to us.. We then ask for the same forgiveness for ourselves.. So if we want to be forgiven with mercy, we should have mercy towards others when they ask for forgiveness.
"""" And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.""""
This is where we ask for deliverance from what is a stronghold in our life. So we can live our
life the way God wants us too.. What is your stronghold?
""""For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever."""
This is just another way to worship. so we start we worship and we end with worship.
We are just letting God know that we love Him and want to obey Him in ALL of what we do..
"""""""""" Amen""""""""""
So be it... That is what the word Amen means... So be it or Let it be so.... We are just telling God
that we are asking and that we want it to be so... So when we pray we should be very careful
what we are praying about....
God's way is the perfect way. We should be striving towards the perfect way everyday... God knew us before we were...Psalms 139. So, I don't think we are a surprise to Him...
I struggle everyday with all of this, how about you? I pray that together , you and I can
help each other strive towards the perfect way of God.
Please remember to Smile today, you are the most beautiful when you do....
Tenderly with arms wrapped about you.... your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie