Philippians 4:6-7
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
>> Why Don’t We Pray?
1. We don’t pray for fear of being
.
2. We don’t pray for fear of
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3. We don’t pray for fear of selfish
.
4. We don’t pray for fear of
it wrong.
>> Why Pray?
1. Pray because you’re
.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;
in all your ways know him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 41:13
For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand,
who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.”
1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
2. Pray because
comes before faith.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
3. Pray because
are welcome.
Psalm 69:1-3 NLT
Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
Psalm 140:9-10 NLT
Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
Let burning coals fall down on their heads.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Psalm 142:1-3 NLT
I cry out to the Lord;
I plead for the Lord’s mercy.
I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him all my troubles.
When I am overwhelmed,
you alone know the way I should turn.
Psalm 23 NLT
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
“We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.”
- C.S. Lewis
4. Pray because the only way to get it wrong is by
.
Philippians 4:5b-6
The Lord is near. Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Jeremiah 29:12-13
You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.
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