There is a passage that is commonly referred to as the Lord's prayer found in Mathew 6:9 , what Jesus was showing us here is actually an outline of how to approach God .What does it teach us particularly:
Jesus says we should begin our prayer by honoring God with praise for His greatness-with an attitude of humble worship that is due the creator of the Universe.
He then said to pray ' your Kingdom come' - indicating that we must long for God's rule to be established throughout this earth - and in our own lives today .
He told the disciples to look at God's creation and see the power , love and genius of the creator and trust Him to provide for our needs .If you don't see God's blessings in your life , you should ask your self , are God's priorities the main priorities in my life ? then everything you do must be founded on two simple principles : which Jesus said are the two greatest commandments: (1) Love the Lord your God with all your heart , all your soul and with all your mind , (2) Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
We should put our prayers in line with God's will just as Jesus showed us in this model prayer ' your will be done on earth, as it is done in heaven ‘. God not only expects us to utter this in prayer but also to apply it practically in every area of our life - praying and walking in His will.
To accept God's will in your life, you must have faith in His promised outcome for you .When you have this kind of trust in God , His power is unleashed into your life to help you overcome every obstacle and in the end you'll see victory.
'Give us this day our daily bread ' Jesus shows us that it is important for us to take our physical needs to God in prayer , but only after we've honored Him and asked His will to be done in us. Considering Mathew 6:33 which says ' seek first the kingdom of God and the rest shall be added to you’.
Forgive us our sins , for we also forgive every one who is indebted to us ' Luke 11:4 , thankfully , God offers us forgiveness for the terrible things we've done against Him , In return He expects all of us to extend forgiveness to others .When you refuse to give up the desire for revenge , you not only twist your emotions into anger and bitterness , you damage your ability to respond to God's forgiveness.
'Don't bring us into trial but deliver us from the evil one ' Take your weakness to God and ask Him to protect you from situations that will tempt you to sin and from every bondage of Satan.
Jesus ends His prayer with an expression of absolute confidence in God's ability to answer prayer: 'For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever ........
Amen!
When you have trouble praying , use this outline of the Lord's prayer to personalize your talk with God : Take the outline of the Lord's prayer as you place your requests with in it and pray !
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