Prayer, the Language of God’s Children

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: (1Jn 5:14)

Lacking in prayer is to be is to be deficient in our communion with our Father. We cannot pray out of the flesh, because we bound to ask amiss with the intention of spending the answers to gratify the flesh (Jam 4:3). If we pray from the soul, the focus will inevitably concern self and nothing to do with God and His purposes as though the whole universe revolves around them. Praying the language of God’s children is in the spirit that He has made alive to Christ. It is a connection, communion that goes beyond words formed in the mind in order to pray as we ought (Rom 8:26). The spiritual language of prayer is a journey that begins with conceding we do not know how to. With that recognition, relinquish every form, thought and beautifully formed words, with or without emotional expression and start to humbly asking Jesus to teach us to pray (Luke 11:1). This Heavenly language is not one that is passive by depleting our mind of any thoughts, but rather approaching the Throne of the Most High God to petition with the language of dependence. Prayer is not meant to impress God nor man (Matt 6:5), but it can be groaning so deep that communicates volumes. Prayer is not some form of Gnosticism who pride themselves to its exclusivity and length (Matt 6:7)

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also….. (1Co 14:15)

Praying with understanding is important as the Holy Spirit put His thoughts and His will into us to verbalize what ought to be prayed in a given situation. Otherwise our prayers will amount to nothing but a foreign language to God’s hears. He wants us to participate in speaking into existence His will that is already done, on earth as it is in Heaven. He wants His children to articulate His will on earth. There is only one spiritual language that the Father responds to, because He is Spirit.

Don’t be intimidated to pray to the Most High God. Jesus Christ asked us to call Him Father. Prayer is a language of the Family. Pray is as simple as a child communication with his parent, don’t let people, the devil or anything deny us of this tremendous privilege.