Understand John 9:31
Prayer: Relationship or Formality? Last night, I had a conversation with a wonderful young lady. She looked good and proper on the outside, but her heart was the opposite. God revealed the state of her heart to me. After our in-depth conversation, she said, "I don't even know how to pray." Then she started listing what she thought was the "order" of an effective prayer. She asked, "We need to start by praising God first, right?" This was a fair assumption from her. Yes, I said assumption . She explained that she was taught to think this way, which can be correct in a technical sense, but there were a few vital things out of place: She never prayed using her own heart-language; she didn't have a personal relationship with God. She was living a life that was self-serving rather than serving God. This led to my question: "Who are you praising, and for what?" She said, "God—that's what the autho...