The object of our prayers should not be to present a wish list or a series of requests but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is eager to bestow, according to His will and timing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of 'keeping company with God.'
It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
Prayer is a privilege and the soul's sincere desire. We can move beyond routine and 'checklist' prayers and engage in meaningful prayer as we appropriately ask in faith and act, as we patiently persevere through the trial of our faith, and as we humbly acknowledge and accept 'not my will, but Thine, be done.'
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.
We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.
I also pray for favor and His anointing on my life and ministry that I might have spiritual blessing when I minister to people. They're my principal prayers; I don't have a prayer list that I go down.
The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us.