Prayers without Pretensions

Greetings to all. As we approach this grateful Thursday, let us remember that God does not expect perfect prayers.

Too often, we treat prayer like a transaction. We approach God with a long checklist, choose our words carefully, and repeat our requests, secretly worrying that unless we say them just right—or often enough He might not hear us.

Matthew 6:7–8 (GW)

7 “When you pray, don’t ramble like heathens who think they’ll be heard if they talk a lot.

8 Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 

Lesson: We never need to fear that our prayers are not good enough for God. We only need to trust that He knows what we need before we even ask. So, we should not pray pretentiously like we are on stage performing for an audience. When praying, address God as the personal Father He is.