In the Bible, God commands people, multiple times, to pray. But why do we need to pray?
This is a question many Christians, as well as people with other beliefs, have asked.
If God is in control of human history and also directs individual lives, what’s the point of praying? The answer lies in understanding what prayer is.
If you see prayer merely as a means of taking some level of control of your life and the world — as a means of leverage — then you will inevitably be troubled by what appears to be unanswered prayer. But if you see prayer primarily as an ongoing conversation with God, then you’ll realize there is really no such thing as an unanswered prayer.
If prayer is first and foremost a conversation between you and God, then His promise to always listen may be the answer your heart needs most.
God might not choose to do what you ask Him to do when you ask Him to do it. You might have seasons when you find it hard to hear what He’s saying for all sorts of reasons. It’s hard when someone says no, or even not yet, to what seems like a good and valid request.
But if prayer is first and foremost a conversation between you and God, then His promise to always listen may be the answer your heart needs most.
