Psalm 119:170 May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.

Lift up your prayers and have faith God is listening; He has promised to hear our prayers and to answer them too…

If we want God to answer our prayers, then we do need to lift them up to Him in the first place – He knows our thoughts and knows what we need, but unless we are willing to acknowledge that need, are we asking anything of Him?

Do not be afraid to ask anything of God; the worst He can do is say no to you asking – but His promise is there to answer them one way or another.

Psalm 119:169 May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word.

Prayer is not something we just say and hope for the best – prayer is our personal communion with Christ.

If you just don’t know what to say or ask for in your prayers, then wait on the Holy Spirit to guide you and give you understanding of what you need to ask for.

We have many examples of how to pray in our bibles, but sometimes you mind just goes blank and you forget those examples – then is the time to call on the Spirit to guide you.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

You don’t have to do something just because everyone else is doing it… something I wish had been drummed into my head when I was at school!

If we follow everyone else, we are not listening to what God wants in our lives and not thinking about what is best in our lives – we are simply following another person and have no real control as to where we end up.

God made us as individuals who can make choices for ourselves – so that we do make choices for ourselves. Listen to the one who knows what is best for you and make the choice to obey Him!