The following are some of the attitudes of the heart we should have in prayer:
An attitude of reverence, of Godly fear.
We are human, He is divine.
We are sinful, He is sinless.
We are weak; He is all-powerful.
We should come into His presence with due reverence and respect.
An attitude of appreciation, and of thankfulness.
He has done so much for us; He is doing so much for us.
Not “the world owes me a living” attitude, nor “God owes me salvation” attitude; rather, that we really merit nothing, and anything that comes our way is only because of His mercy, His love, His kindness, His forgiveness.
An attitude of feeling our deep need, of hopelessness and helplessness in ourselves. We cannot take one step toward heaven of our own power. Even as an infant is completely helpless and dependent on others, so are we in respect to our spiritual needs. We need to feel our own need, our utter dependence upon God, our helplessness without Him.
Ps 46:1; 107:6
Mt 5:3; 7:7
An attitude of faith, trust and confidence in God our Father. He is able, adequate, sufficient; He is all knowing, all seeing, all understanding. He who created us, who planned every detail of our body, of our soul and of our spirit; He knows best how to help us, but He won’t help us if we lack this faith, confidence and trust in Him.
Romans 14:23
James 1:5-7
An attitude of “persistence.”
Genesis 32:24-29
Luke 11:5-13; 18:1-8
If possible every child of God should have a special time and place for prayer. The place should be one where you will not be disturbed. Jesus said we should “enter into our closet, and shut the door.” Mat 6:6
We need to “tune out all other voices,” and get alone with God. This could be called the attitude of being satisfied with nothing less than the presence of God, and the influence of God. This may not always be easy, especially when there are children in the home, or when one lives in a divided home. However, this is true, “where there is a will, there is a way!”
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