Some people, especially the religious leaders wanted to be seen as holy so they pray in public to get attention. Jesus saw through their motive and thought that the essence of prayer is not public style or private communication with God. There is a place for public prayer but to pray where only people will notice you indicates that your real audience is not God. Repeating the same words over and over like a magic incantation is no way to ensure that Good listen to our prayer, it's not wrong to come to God many times with the same requests, Jesus encourage us with persistent prayer. But He condemns the shallow repetition of words that are not offered with a sincere heart. We can never pray too much if our prayers are honest and sincere, whenever you want to pray make sure you mean every word you say. This is often called the Lord's prayer because Jesus gave it to His disciples (and us) to keep in mind as we pray. Jesus provided the patten to be imitated as well as duplicated. We should praise Good, pray for His work in the world, pray for our daily needs, and pray for help in our daily struggles. To what extend do you use the guidelines in the Lord's prayer when you are praying? Jesus thought His disciples the godly way of fasting since fasting is approved in both Old and New Testament as a believer you must fast with prayer.
Thought: How often do you fast
Questions: List five ways you can show unconditional love to people. And also is it possible to obey God's instructions?
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