Try Not To: Be Out Of Touch

““And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (Matthew 6:5-15 NIV).

How you should pray

Have you ever hung out with a friend from far away and you end it by saying something like “stay in touch.”? In these verses, Jesus is telling us how to pray. Why would He tell us how to pray if He didn’t want us to stay in touch?

In verses 5-8, He tells us how to pray. We don’t need to boast and be prideful when we pray, we don’t need to have long, drawn out, and meaningless prayers. We DO need to have privacy and to the point prayers.

What you should pray

Firstly, we must honor and recognize who God is. God is the creator and therefore center of ALL things including prayer. Secondly, we ask that His will be done in our lives. We must prioritize growing His kingdom. Thirdly, We asl Him to supply our spiritual and physical needs. God knows our needs and wants us to trust Him with them. Fourth, we ask for forgiveness. We humbly ask for forgiveness so that we can show that same forgiveness to others. Lastly, we ask for deliverance. Jesus’ blood has washed us white as snow in redemption.

Forgive

We must forgive others in order to be forgiven. Try not to be out of touch. Instead, try to communicate daily with the Father because He wants you to stay in touch.