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(this is an adapted devotional I wrote with Rick Ferguson several years ago)

Prayer accomplishes three things: 

1. worship of the Lord
2. spiritual warfare
3. works of righteousness. 

When you communicate with God in prayer, your prayer may contain any one of (or all) five different elements. 

1. praise – adoring God for who He is.  
2. thanksgiving – expressing gratitude for what God has done.  
3. confession – to agree with God about your sin. 
4. intercession – praying on behalf of other people.  
5. petition – praying for your own needs and desires.  

Remember these elements and include them in your prayer life.  To be a consistent person who prays, you need to be in a constant spirit of prayer, which means to be communicating with God every waking moment.  Keep a constant schedule of prayer.  Make a daily appointment with God and keep it! 

Remember the three essentials when you pray: 

• pray in the name of Jesus
• pray in submission to the Holy Spirit
• pray according to the Word of God.  

Prayer is purposeful and powerful.  You prayer is how God releases His power on earth.  Without it, you can accomplish nothing of eternal or spiritual value.  It is time to pray.