Prayer is a place where you get quiet before your Creator. He longs to hear your heart and where you are in life today. In your life, maybe prayer was never a priority. Maybe you don’t even know the first step to praying. It is so very easy my friend! You see, God is your Creator and as your Creator He knows every little thing about you right down to your DNA. He built you. He longs to have a relationship with His creation. In order to have a relationship, we all know communication is key. The same goes with a relationship with God. Communication is key. Prayer is your communication with God and His heart.

Where do you begin with a prayer? It’s as simple as talking to a good friend. God does not care if you use flowery words, an expansive vocabulary and a college degree. He cares about where you are right now, how you are feeling at this moment. He can handle anger, fear, sorrow, disappointment, anything that may be frustrating you. Maybe He is frustrating to you, because you are seeking Him and trying to understand what He is doing in life and it’s confusing to understand. He can handle that too. The best possible way to start a prayer is with raw honesty before your Creator God. He loves you, you are His son or daughter and He wants to know you and help you understand His heart for you.

I have been very honest with prayers in my life. I know that when I come before God and my Lord and Savior Jesus, I am in a safe place to let everything go and let Him hear whatever is on my mind. In no way have I ever felt judged or looked down upon by God. In fact, honesty has allowed me to open myself up in a deeper way spiritually than any formula of prayer could do. 

In scripture we read that prayer is important for your daily life. It enhances your life as you acknowledge your Creator and the relationship you have with Him. You have the ability to be in this safe place to cast your worries and stress and always know there is no judgement.

 1 John 5:14

This is the confidence we have in approaching God, that if we ask anything according to His will, He will hear us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, we know that we have what we ask of Him.

You can be confident that God hears your prayers, when you surrender yourself to Him in humility. His will is that you willingly come to Him and desire a relationship with Him. This is your beginning of communication with Him. And He will hear you and give you what you need.

Another good scripture to remember on prayer is this,

Jeremiah 29:11-12

For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen.

God has good things in store for you when you choose to pray and communicate with Him. He has promised to give you hope and a future for your life. Too often we feel God doesn’t care or hear our simple little prayers. Who are we to expect that He would? But you must remember that God desires to love and bless each of His creation, His children. He wants and does hear you and knows exactly what you need.

Sometimes, what we need and what we want are two different things. God, like a good Father knows what is best for you and will sometimes say no to something you want because He knows it would lead to bad things for you. But He will open new doors for you and give you exactly what you need and provide for you when you least expect it.

 Scripture says in Proverbs 3:5-6

, “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” Our minds are finite and cannot see the whole entire picture. We must learn to trust God and lean on His wisdom and mercy and direction.

I once felt God speak to my heart when I was desperately trying to figure something out and I assumed I knew what I needed. I heard these words pass through my thoughts. “There’s growing going on that you don’t know about.” It stopped me in my tracks as I realized He was telling me to trust Him because He could see the future when I could not.

Trust is difficult and trusting is a blind giving in, but when you come to realize that God is for you and not against you, you can be at peace within yourself. Prayer needs a measure of trust, you must trust that God can hear you and that He will answer you.

I hope you were encouraged by this post today and that you will give prayer a place in your life. Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts with me. Blessings of beauty for you today! Keep on the lookout for a follow up post, Illustrating a Prayer using Painting.