What Motivates Our Prayer?

Do I pray just for me? Or do I pray for God?

What motivates your prayer?

Why You Should Pray – 4

The Lord alone is worthy!

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created (Revelation 5:11).”

Why You Should Pray – 3

We are entirely dependent on God for spiritual results.

“Solid, lasting missionary work is done on our knees.”*

*Mrs. Howard Taylor, Behind the Ranges, p. 47.

Why You Should Pray – 2

“There is a living God. He has spoken in His Word. He means just what he says and will do all that he has promised.”*

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory (2 Corinthians 1:20).

*Mrs. Howard Taylor, Behind the Ranges, p.24.

Why You Should Pray – 1

“The old man began to suffer from a strange unaccountable pain  . . . At last someone said, ‘Why not pray to God about it?’

They did . . . and there was peace. The pain passed away.”*

*Mrs. Howard Taylor, Behind the Ranges, p. 68.

 

 

Truths to Inspire Prayer – 1

God listens.

I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry reached his ears (Psalm 18:6).

A Reason to Pray

“God continually works on our behalf and for our good, storing up unimaginable treasures in heaven for us. However, we control the extent of His influence over our earthly lives.”*

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (James 4:8).

*Michelle Lynn Senters, the Unseen Companion, p.69.

Talking to God

The purpose of prayer is to talk to God. Gary Chapman