Poetry
Teach Me to Pray
Lord help me to pray
Too many times I know not what to say
I wish to be more intimate with You
Yet I feel I don’t know what to do
I have read Your Word time and again
Making time together for us to spend
But I feel that something is missing
Half my prayers I feel like I’m guessing
Father, give me an open heart
That is where my prayers should start
Help me focus and my mind to be still
So that I may hear and know Your will
My spirit is willing, yet my flesh is weak
It is You, after all, that I seek
I feel like a warrior without his arms
Leaving me vulnerable to the enemies harms
I know You have equipped me for battle
But too often I become unraveled
I’ve seemed to have misplaced my armor
Starving like a draught ridden farmer
I search and seek in Your Word
Even listening to teachings I have heard
Yet here I am still unsure
So again, it is Your help I implore
I know that You are with me
You promise says never to forsake thee
Yet I stumble and struggle on
Trying to pray until the coming dawn
Lord, I do not blame or accuse
Nor do I make or offer any excuse
I’m calling out for You to change me
Open my eyes so I may see
Help me pray Your will effectively
Renew Your Spirit deep within me
Teach me once again how to pray
Spirit, teach me what to do and say
Brothers and Sisters,
For many years I have been struggling with how to pray. I look into the Word and I see the disciples asked the same of Jesus and He taught the Lord’s Prayer. I feel I have yet to fully comprehend prayer.
It is funny because I am gifted to be a prayer warrior, yet I feel that I am not fully trained. There just feels like something is missing from my prayer life. I do pray, I pray a lot. I set aside quiet time to be with the Lord, yet I find that I still feel like something is missing.
This poem reflects some of these feelings. The Word says a wise man seeks counsel. So my family in Christ, I welcome any and all thoughts on prayer. You can use messenger or email me at [email protected]
Like all things I want to be at my best for the Lord. Or as the devotional says “My utmost for His highest”
Thank you. Keep serving.
In Christ,
Christian
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