Want to be a praying man or woman? Jesus shows us how. The disciples saw Jesus praying effectively and asked him to teach them how to pray. So, the Lord taught them a simple model of prayer. We tend to title this prayer as “Lord’s Prayer,” but it’s not something that Lord himself prayed. A better way of titling this prayer would be a “model prayer for those who want to pray effectively.” It says in Matthew 5:5-13:

“And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will repay you. And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him. Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.”

Here in this video, Pastor Greg Laurie gives us a simple outline of Jesus’ template of prayer that we can use to pray. He teaches that it is divided into 2 sections. The first part of the prayer deals with the glory of God, and the second deals with the needs of man. May his teaching bless you and help you to pray as Jesus would pray as it has helped me.

“The objective of prayer is not to change God, or to get Him to do something different. The objective of prayer is to align myself with the will and the purposes of God.” (Greg Laurie)