Do I Have To Pay Someone To Teach Me How To Pray?

I recently read an article where someone was charging people nearly $1500.00 to attend a seminar on how to learn to pray.

Let us look at Luke 11:1-13.

1. And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

2. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

3. Give us day by day our daily bread.

4. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

5. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

6. For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

7. And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

8. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

9. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12. Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Notice the structure in this prayer. First Jesus gives commendation to God the Father, then, at that point, He makes His solicitations. Giving praise to God first places us in the right temperament to talk to Him concerning our desires. Time after time our prayers are more similar to that of a shopping list rather than a genuine discussion.

These verses center around three parts of petition. The substance (11:2-4), our diligence (11:5-10), and God's unwavering faithfulness (11:13).

God's providing is on a daily basis. We cannot store it up and afterward cut off correspondence with God, and we dare not be vain. In the event that we are running dangerously short on strength, we ought to ask ourselves, how long have we been away from the Source?

At the point when Jesus trained the disciples on how to pray, He made forgiveness the foundation of their relationship with God. God has pardoned our transgressions, and in turn, we should now forgive the people who might have violated us. To stay unforgiving shows that we have not perceived that we, when all is said and done, profoundly should be forgiven. We ought to get some time to consider any individuals who might have wronged us. Have we genuinely forgiven them? How might God manage us if He regards us as we treat others?

Steadiness in petitioning God beats our harshness, not God's. It accomplishes other things to change our hearts and minds than Him. It helps us comprehend and communicate the depth of our necessities. Consistency in praying to God assists us with perceiving God's work when we see it.

Great fathers, despite the fact that they commit errors, treat their youngsters well. How much better our heavenly Father treats His youngsters. The main gift He at any point gives us is the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4), whom He vowed to provide for all believers after His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension to heaven (John 15:26).

Freely we have received, freely we should give (Matthew 10:8). God did not spare His only Son, but He delivered Him up for all of us, how shall He not with Him also freely give to us (Romans 8:32)? We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, so that we might know the things that God has freely given to us (1 Corinthians 2:12). He is the Alpha and Omega, and He will freely give to anyone who are thirsty from the fountain of the water of life (Revelation 21:6).