The most important thing to remember before you present your petitions to God, is to be clear in the 'direction' that you wish for your prayers to take. In other words, you are asking God to listen to your request for a good reason. I will suggest some ways of making your introductions that have helped me for many years. Afterwards, you may say your prayers in accordance with your religion.
Other times, you simply want to thank God and nothing else is required. I have made some suggestions on words of gratitude that you can certainly use.
We all go through moments of anxiety; distress; dangerous conditions; loneliness; sickness; and, many other very delicate situations. God is not far away to listen to you and me; and by allowing us to ask Him to help us, that avenue became one of His greatest gifts. Jesus Christ reminded us of that gift while he lived on Earth. All you have to do is to ask God with a sincere and humble heart to help you at your moment of need. He can't refuse you! Just a word of advise though, selfish, frivolous and silly requests will probably go unanswered. For your benefit, please LET YOUR PRAYERS BE STRONG!
Suggested ways to ask for help and other requests
"I need your help with my health dear Lord, please listen to me."
"Dear God, I am desperate and need financial help to pay my bills, please listen to my prayers."
"Dear God, I need help in my marriage to make it better, please help us."
"Dear Lord, (my son, my daughter) are in trouble and they need your help."
"Dear God, I am totally lost, and I just don't know what to do anymore, or where to go. I need your help!"
"Dear Lord, I am in deep trouble (state your situation here by clarifying), and I need your urgent help."
"Forgive me Lord if I don't believe in you, and I haven't for most of my life, but I need you right now to come to my rescue. Help me to believe in you."
"My (son, daughter, dad, mom, aunt, uncle, friend) is very ill dear Lord, and I am asking for your help. You can do it! Please listen to my request to heal them."
"Give me strength dear Lord so that I don't stray away from you, and let me receive your protection against all evil."
Suggested words of gratitude
"Dear God, thank you so much for this day and for my family."
"Thank you dear Lord for answering my prayers."
"Thank you dear God for my health, and that of my loved ones."
"Dear God, I am grateful for all that you do for me, and please forgive me if I don't thank you enough."
"Dear Lord, I have made my request to you from my heart, and it is your will not mine that will determine the outcome of my petition. I just want to thank you in advance."
"I am grateful dear Lord for my life, my loved ones, my friends, my colleagues at work, and for my job."
"Dear God, if you should help me to get the job that I want, I will be forever grateful."
"I thank you in advance dear God for protecting my loved ones every single day."
"Dear Lord, (name your loved one or a friend) is going on a trip. I am asking you to please give them a safe trip, and protect them while they are away ."
I will be more than honored if you allow me to pray for you and family members. You may also want to share my blog and email address at: http://www.prayer-be-strong.blogspot.com/ and my email address at: tonymcclr@gmail.com. My only request is that you don't spam, and I will respect your request and email address. You might have to copy my email address and paste it on your email server, should this link not work for you.
May God hear all your petitions,
Tony McCleary
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