Do we see God as a genie rather than who he really is? When we listen to our prayers, what is it that we hear? Do we hear ourselves usually saying, “I need this”, “I deserve that”, or “I want this”? Do we have an “ask and you will receive” mentality? Have our prayers become too self-focused? Prayer is not about us but about the person we are praying to. Prayer is worship. John McArthur said "Prayer is first and foremost an act of worship." Think about it. Ponder on it. Let it change the way you pray. Lose yourself. Worship God in every aspect of your life.

1. STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL PRAYER
PART 2

2. PRAYER IS NOT PRAISE,
ADORATION, MEDITATION,
HUMILIATION NOR CONFESSION,
BUT ASKING...PRAISE IS NOT
PRAYER, AND PRAYER IS NOT
PRAISE. PRAYER IS
ASKING...ADORATION IS NOT
PRAYER, AND PRAYER IS NOT
ADORATION. PRAYER IS ALWAYS
ASKING. IT IS NOT ANYTHING
ELSE BUT ASKING.”
JOHN R. RICE, ASKING AND
RECEIVING

3. MATTHEW 6:9‐13
9 “Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.
10 ‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.
12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For
Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’

4. IT THIS ABOUT GOD
Prayer is about the Person we are praying to

5. ASK AND WORSHIP
A prayer of supplication, with the proper perspective, will lead to
worship

6. PHILIPPIANS 4:6
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses
all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.

7. MATTHEW 7:7‐11
7 “Ask, and
it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who
asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who
knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among
you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a
stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake,
will he? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in
heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

8. MATTHEW 17:20
20 And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your
faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a
mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here
to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to
you.

9. JOHN 14:13
“Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the
Father may be glorified in the Son.”

10. “Prayer is first and foremost an
act of worship”
John MacArthur

11. Assorted Ideas is a personal blog by Marc
Sorongon which aims to share his thoughts about
God, his ministry (B1G South), how much God loves
you, and other assorted ideas. This blog hopes to
encourage Christians in their walk with God and
hopes to bring others in the knowledge of who
Jesus Christ is.