Basic Application

“I Peter 4:7b Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.”

This book of I Peter and my absorption with current events have made it clear I really need to pray for our country and our government. There IS a constructive purpose to being “alert and of sober mind” than goes beyond consuming information…”so you may pray.” Sometimes praying is complicated and information doesn’t always make things clearer when it evokes so much emotion.

Recently our pastor has spoken about how he deals with the complexity of who, what and how to pray by using the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer as his basic outline to filter the events and emotions of his own life. That’s certainly what I need.

OK, OK, OK…to I Peter, to the Pastor…and to practicing what Jesus preached in Matthew 6 when he said “This, then, is how you should pray…” I’ve got information, now I need basic application.

Thanks to Brad Boydston for these prayer ideas he’s made available so what Jesus taught can become a personal reality.

Click to access Lords%20Prayer%20Prayer%20Pattern.pdf

Thanks also to Rick Hamlin for explaining “we really do need [the Lord’s Prayer] words to help us. [It’s] An outline to hang our different concerns and fears on, a guide so that we cover all the basics.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-hamlin/the-truth-about-the-lords-prayer_b_2902631.html