Prayer life is how we personally and intimately communicate with God. We all want a sweet relationship with our God. Prayer can be in various forms; it maybe verbal, meditative, ritualistic, worship, thanksgiving, and intercessory among others. A great number of times as we pray we feel let down; maybe because of a delayed answer to our prayers, maybe because of our work schedules, maybe because of our human weakness. All these hinder our connection and relationship with God our Father and creator. Today i want to share my faith with you and offer some tips that can help one achieve a better prayer life.
1. Be Consistent and Persistent
In order to be consistent on a journey of a stable prayer life, one has to designate a specific time and place for prayer, free from distractions. This can be done by setting aside time each day to pray so as to build a regular prayer habit.This helps create a habit and fosters a deeper connection with God.Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see immediate results, keep praying, trusting that God is working in your life. If as an individual you are weak in this area make great use of prayer groups or accountability partners .
2. Be Sincere and Authentic.
Prayer is not about using formal language or pretending to be someone you’re not. Be honest and authentic in your prayers, sharing your true feelings, struggles, and desires as you pray from heart, using your own words and emotions. Resist from using using general or common prayers as much as possible, but rather be more spontaneous and specific about your needs, concerns, and gratitude. Pray from your heart and mind, involve your whole self in prayer, let the prayer speak your true feelings. This helps focus your mind and heart, making your prayers more effective.
3. Meditate with Scripture and a spiritual reading as a Guide
Many times we feel we can do everything on our own, but no man is an island. Indulge yourself Once in meditative prayer, let your prayer be guided by scriptures. Make reference and Bible verses and passages into your prayers. This helps you focus on God’s character, promises, and teachings, and adds depth and meaning to your prayers.the Bible isn’t the only source of scripture and spiritual reading, there are other sources such as; prayer journals, prayer apps, devotional books and websites. Many of these sources offer daily scriptural verses, daily reflections, guidance, and inspiration, which when accessed and incorporated into prayer, do give prayer a new and more meaningful experience. With an advancement in technology these various forms of scriptures are just a search away from us, you can download them and add some flavour to your prayer life.
4. Practice Active Listening
Prayer is a two-way conversation. Many times we view prayer as just an avenue, a platform to place demands onto God, like it’s a drive through restaurant where you just place an order and wait to pick up your order. But prayer is a sweet moment of communication with God. God speaks to us in silence, many times we fail to hear His voice, yet It surrounds us during prayer. This is because we don’t give time to listen. Prayer is meant to be a conversation with God. A conversation your having with your best friend, a close friend, your everything. Therefore, listening actively during prayer helps you discern God’s guidance and wisdom because you’re taking time to listen to His voice. His voice will speak to you through your thoughts, through scripture, through your emotions, therefore pray and seek for guidance from the Holy Spirit to be able to discern His voice and understand His message for you.
Therefore, my dear friend this that I have shared with you is my faith, out of personal experience and testimonies from close friends. I do believe that by incorporating these four basic tips into your prayer life,you’ll be able to experience a deeper connection with God, you’ll have a more meaningful and stable prayer life.
