Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:9-10 (NLT)

 

Prayer enables us to see God’s heart and will in action. This is because God knows what He is doing, and He is already ahead of us. We are the ones who need to catch up. In other words, prayer is not about us getting through to God but about God getting through to us.

Do not underestimate the power of prayer.

We need to believe God more than our present circumstances. When we do not pray, we cannot see what God has done or is about to do. But when we do, we become more aware than ever of God's supernatural presence and power working inside us. Praying brings God's preferred future into our present situation in life. Even as we await our Lord's return, we can now gladly rejoice that our ongoing suffering is little compared to the glory that awaits us (Romans 8:18).

Learn how to pray with a Kingdom focus.

We are not passive spectators, but active participants in the Kingdom. Prayer moves us forward in faith. When Jesus urges us to pray that God's will be done, He has something good in store for us. And out of this prayer we live as ambassadors of Christ, becoming more active and intentional in sharing the good news of Christ and doing good everywhere we go.