Life is fragile, handle it with prayer

Teach us to pray "Teach us to pray" Luke 11:1 the disciples asked the Lord Jesus. He did and we should teach new converts too. The Lord Jesus gave them a prayer list to pray every day. "If you want to have an effective pray life, you must have a prayer list" sumner. Two reasons, one so you will pray for the things we are told to pray for and so your mind does not wander and your get sidetracked.
You can't beat it If Jesus gave the Lord's prayer list to his disciples, we can't improve on what He did. I am stunned at how people analyze, spiritualize, allegorize, sanitize and explain away the Lord's prayer until you hardly know what it means. Ever read the books written on the Lord's Prayer? No, just pray what He taught. He said, "Say, our Father..." Luke 11:2.

The key What you ask for tells what your priorities are. It tells what is important to you. When you pray what He told us to pray it shows you are interested in what He is interested in. You priorities are what His priorities are. Make sense?

Hallowed be Thy name Doesn't it crush you when you hear someone take His name in vain? I hurts me terribly when they do. Then pray what He said and it will bless His heart that you care enough about His name to pray that.

Give us this day Ask daily, in the morning, what He said. "Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. 6:11. God fed the Israelites the manna one day at a time. They had to go get it. He wanted them to know they needed his provision one day at a time. He wants us to "ask" him for our daily needs. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is a good axiom. Don't try to improve on what Jesus said to "say." Just say it. This is the key to financial freedom. My wife and I have prayed the every day for over 25 years and we have not had one financial crisis or crunch all these years. Of course you must be honoring the Lord with what money you have first of all but it is Biblical way to financial freedom.

Make a list Teach them to make a list of family and friends they want to see saved and pray for them daily. Make a list of ministries to pray for such as your church, minister, missionaries, Christian ministries, schools etc. Include in your list, Bible lists such as 1 Tim 2:1-4, and things we are told to pray for such as "the peace of Jerusalem Ps 122:6, the Lord to send forth laborers Matt 9:38. Jabez prayer is powerful. He was a nobody and asked for 4 big time things and "God granted him his request." He is still answering it today of those who keep on asking I Chron 4:10.

The main thing "You do not have because you do not ask" do not keep on asking. James 4:2. Read the Bible for God to speak to us and then pray to speak to God and then witness to speak to men for God.

Prayer:  Father, bless Your witnesses. Help us to pray and to teach others to pray so they can get their daily needs met and the blessings you have for them. In Jesus name.