7 Ways to Cultivate a Healthy Prayer Life

It matters how we approach the throne. Yes, boldly and with confidence. At the same time, our confidence comes from God’s love and finished work, not our ability. All has been done for us, and God invites us into a world-changing act of prayer. This should humble us. Pride has no place before the throne. In fact, God actively resists pride. “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (1 Peter 5:5) No one wants God’s opposition. We need his grace. Humility recognizes our absolute need for God and his work. We can’t handle our situations, solve any problems, or find lasting peace on our own. We come as we are, since we couldn’t earn his love, fully trusting him. We must choose to humble ourselves. Our flesh naturally seeks pride and self. Yet when we come in humility, we get grace, the power of God to actually change things for the good in real and sustainable ways. God changes things at the root, not just the surface. So we pour out our hearts, our fears, our anxieties, struggles, and failures. We trust he hears us. Not due to our awesomeness, but his love and mercy. Praying with humility gets answers and revelation for ourselves and others. At the same time, it disciplines our own hearts, corrects our thinking, decimates our pride, and we get his peace and joy. Through humility, we find deeper fellowship and intimacy with our Father, finding him to be our refuge and real help. Photo Credit: ©Pexels/Karolina Kaboompics