{"id":37455,"date":"2016-05-05T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olivetree.com\/?p=37455"},"modified":"2019-04-18T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T19:35:42","slug":"we-pray-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/we-pray-when\/","title":{"rendered":"We Pray When…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to know about the current state of your faith, start with your prayer life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I only pray at meal times and before my kids go to sleep at night what does that say about my faith or my relationship with God? It may just mean that all I care to trust him with is food and a good night’s sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As silly as that sounds, our prayers reflect our dependence. That’s why some of the most powerful prayer times in my life have come when I was literally powerless to change my situation. It’s in these moments of desperation and dependence that I cried out to God with more than a pat request for a blessed meal or a good night’s sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Psalmist talks about these kind of prayers when he says this in Psalm 18:6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my distress I called to the Lord<\/span>;<\/span><\/em>
    <\/span>I cried to my God for help.<\/span><\/span><\/em>
From his temple he heard my voice;<\/span><\/em>
    <\/span>my cry came before him, into his ears.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what types of things do we bring to God in prayer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In scripture we see prayers for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n