SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRAYER

PRAYER-Why?

Consider: Have you ever yearned for guidance, wisdom, or answers to questions that seem beyond the reach of human knowledge?  Have you ever felt in need of comfort when wounded by a terrible loss, of guidance when faced with an agonizing decision, or of forgiveness when crushed by guilt?

According to the Bible, those are all valid reasons to pray.  The Bible is the most reliable book on this subject, and it contains a record of the prayers of the many faithful men and women. They prayed for comfort, for guidance, for forgiveness, and for answers to the hardest of questions. -Psalm 23:3; 71:21; Daniel 9:4, 5, 19; Habakkuk 1:3.

Such prayers, varied though they were, had something in common.  The ones praying each possessed a vital key to successful prayer, one that is often lost or disregarded in today's world.  They knew to whom prayers should be directed. 

Next time: SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRAYER/(2) PRAYER-To Whom?

From the Watchtower magazine