Many people do not understand what prayer is let alone how to pray. So in the next few pages we will break down these scriptures and try to understand how to pray.

First of all what is prayer? Well I could get a dictionary to give you a definition or I could just tell you what I feel it is. I think that mine is a little easier to understand although it is not perfect. Prayer is talking to God plain and simple. That is all it is just talking to him as you would a friend.

The next questian is probably why do I need to pray. Well there are many different reasons for prayer. The most important being. Having a relationship with God. To build a friendship a relationship with the God that you serve. Becoming a christian is a lot like getting married. When you get married or become a christian you feel like you know everything you need to know about the other person. Then after you try living together for a while you realize that you really didn't know them at all. Becoming a Christian is the same way. We get saved thinking that we give our heart to the Lord, try to live a good life and follow his commandments and that is it. Then after a while you start to realize that there has to be more to this God that we serve. That is why God gives us his word to learn about him. He also offers us a straight telephone line to his throne. Free of charge. You can call him just because, or if you need him. He is there just to listen when you need a friend or to counsil you when you are in need. It is so great to serve a God that thinks I am important enough that he stops what he is doing and sits down to talk to me. Sometimes about nothing at all.

The second reason you need to pray is for guidance. There are so many times in our life that we have questions and no answers. That is when we boldly go before the throne and ask God for help. There are times when there is sickness or disease that has taken control of you or somone you love. Don't be afraid to ask God for his help. That is why he came and died. So we could have life and have it more abundantly. God is there for you for any problem that you have in life

The third reason for prayer is to find Gods will. As we grow in God we begin to understand the importance of being in Gods will. There are many decisions that we make everyday and don't even think of asking God what is his will. We may think that the decision is to small or not very important and just do what we think is best. Sometimes that works and sometimes it was a trap from the devil trying to get us out of Gods will. So it is always the safest policy to ask God what is best for our lives. God knows our past and he knows our future he knows when satan is setting a trap just waiting for us to fall into it.

The Lords prayer is a guideline for us. It shows us exactly how to pray and what to pray for. In the next few pages we will break it down so that we can get the most out of our prayer life and be a successful prayer warrior.