Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

How to Pray - Lord's Prayer

 

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5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God.

Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

2 Do not be quick with your mouth,

do not be hasty in your heart

to utter anything before God.

God is in heaven

and you are on earth,

so let your words be few.

3 As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words.

Listen to God in Prayer

Praying in Awe of God

When Solomon says to "guard your steps," he means to proceed with caution and reverence when we approach God in prayer.

How to Pray (My version)

Everyone is different and there are no set rules about how to pray but one of the best ways I have found to pray is to first try to clear my mind of the many distractions of the day. This helps my mind to be clearer when talking to God.

Find a Quiet Time

My best time is morning when things are quiet around my house. Yours may be different but pick a place of privacy so that you can concentrate on your prayer to God.

Remember WHO You are Talking With

Always remember that God is the Almighty and all-knowing so we shouldn't think that we can dictate to Him what we believe He should do --- Listen and be in awe of God.

The Lord's Prayer

Christ gave us a wonderful guide to prayer so that we could approach the Father in the best possible way. You can use Jesus' prayer as a guide. Here is a version of The Lord's Prayer from the King James Bible.

"Our Father which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done

In earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day

Our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

Amen."

Love in Christ

- Bob

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