Prayer is Taking with God

Nehemiah's prayer represents a more typical prayer experience, where Nehemiah doesn’t hear God speak audibly. Yet, it also shows how Nehemiah “talks things through” with God, pleading his case on a particular concern. (Nehemiah 1:4-11)

Prayer is much more than words, however. It is an expression of the heart towards God. It is an experience, a relationship, not an activity.

To further enrich your times of prayer with God, you include these elements, 

1. Adoration — praising and worshipping God for who He is.
2. Confession — acknowledging our sins before God, thanking God that forgiveness was made available through Jesus and choosing not to commit that sin again.
3. Thanksgiving — expression of gratitude to God, for the pleasant and unpleasant circumstances, knowing that He is in control over all.
4. Supplication — interceding (mediating between God and specific people) and petition (asking a request from God to do something in relation to His character).

Why don’t you tend to talk things through with God? What is one action you can take this week to do that more?