GOD IS IN CONTROL | Are You Troubled by Things You Can't Control?

How to Pray

Previously published by DON MARTIN ON MAY 2, 2020

I heard Pastor Allen Jackson say once that there were four components, four steps, in a prayer to communicate with God.

1 Recognize that God is the One True God.

2 Thank Him for the many blessings He has given.

3 Tell Him of your needs, and don’t ask Him to fix them, but rather, ask Him to be there with you, dealing with your difficulties.

4 Ask Him to show you and let you do the service He has intended for you to do for Him.

Published in Prayer and Prayer & Spirituality

I am publishing and expanding on this exerpt I wrote in a different web blog this year. Something has recently occurred that caused me to realize that, after all, God IS in control. And equally, I need to respond to item 4 of the above list in this article.

Maybe this website and speaking to you is part of my purpose. I am not being flashy about this article and have not even placed it in the featured update section on the front page. If you were meant to see this, you will, I already know that.

I do try to pray every day, first thing, according to that list. After I finish that list, I have another list that I look at if I need to, and my list has come to include each of my family, our leaders, my friends, and then a list of other peeps, some by request and some not. This is a formula that seems to work for me. You are welcome to use it or ignore it. It’s just what I do.

I was caused to get serious and consistant about this some months ago, last spring.

This may sound odd, but I must say, if you would like to be added to my prayer list, it would be my pleasure. Whether for something in particular, or just prayer in general, please let me know. Nothing you tell me will ever be made public.

Please put the word “Prayer” in the subject line. You will NOT be put on any auto-email platform.

I don’t pretend to be a prayer giant. This is just something I need to do. Thank you for letting me.

I will continue adding more to this article over the next few days, and thanks for reading.

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