Reasons to Pray:
1. It encourages others.
2. It reminds you of spiritual values.
3. It gives hope.
4. It helps you feel better.
5. It allows you to let go of situations.
6. It provides comfort.
7. It relaxes you and reduces anxiety.
8. It builds faith.
9. It deepens character.
10. It broadens your perspective.
11. It brings you closer to God.
12. IT WORKS!
Things to Pray For:
1.  For a growing relationship with God.
2.  For positive relationships with your family members.
3.  For energy and enthusiasm for your work or career.
4.  For wisdom to make right and wise decisions.
5.  For your service to your community and/or church.
6.  For the special needs of your family and friends.
7.  For the spiritual lives of your church leaders and congregation.
8.  For wisdom for our government leaders.
9.  For the moral integrity of today’s young people.
10. For the safety of those serving in our armed forces.
11. For a lasting peace among peoples and nations.
12. For the opportunity to be a blessing to someone today.
~authors: John Van Diest & J. Carl Laney
I really like the 12 reasons.
They got me thinking a lot about the things I should be thankful for.
Good reasons.
Good list. I like coming across things like this that people are blogging about. There needs to be more posts like this.
Nice to stop and think about this for a minute — especially the 12 reasons. Thanks!
Nice 12 reasons. Thanks for these.
Thank you for this list. It reminded me of how important prayer has been in my life. One thing that could be added to the list is to pray for the strength and courage to forgive another.
I don’t believe in god but I do believe in positive thinking.
I enjoyed reading this : ]
Although a lot of people don’t realize it — Everyone has something to be thankful for!
Apostle Dezrene says:
This is great it actually helps me with my prayer list as i prepare to go into prayer
Thank you whereas this list. It reminded me of how capital opening has been fix my life. One multinational that could typify expanded to the list is to pray as the strength and courage to forgive another.
I actually copied this to save it, that's how good I thought it was.
Vic
God Bless
It is only through prayer that we make a personal connection with God. The daily prayer brings hope and peace in the mind of man. A prayer cleans the soul and makes the person pure as a child. The clear conscious of man brings love, peace and joy in the life.
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
It's indeed powerful
God doesn't want us to pray to him to feel warm and cozy inside. He just wants us to talk to him and stay in his word and walk by faith. It's to seek his will for decisions we make in our lives. I do not like this list. God isn't mentioned very much i mean…that's what it's all about.
M. Luther King Jr once said "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."
2010 Is here and there's plenty to pray about. War, disease, disasters, one might think the world was about to end! I know that strong Faith will see us through all hardship.
What I learnt about prayer is that it should be God exalting. Why? All things were created for God's glory! Prayer is a sign of obedience to God, the Father. It is also an expression of our dependence on God through requests. God's will is that we ask Him for things and by His grace and His mercy, God delights to meet our every need. Finally and remarkably, the prayers of the Saints is the instrument God uses to usher in the end of the world with great divine judgments (Rev. 8 1-5). All Christians therefore need to pray more earnestly, more consistently with God's will, knowing that not one God-exalting prayer has ever been in vain.
Amen! I love that last sentence of yours
I lost my faith, when I was a teenager. Recently found faith again. Great article!
thank you for this post it is truly inspiring and a great reminder what prayers can do to each and everyone no matter what religious congregation they belong. when everything seems so impossible, a prayer can erase all the doubts and worries.
Love the post! Awesome stuff…
Thank you for the realizations of this post.. God bless you!
Thanks for this post really great message for all and we should always Pray for our Parents