Power of Prayer

Having a prayer life opens a line of communication with God.  With an open line of communication, we will grow closer to God thus have a closer relationship and walk with God. Devoting ourselves to prayer will cause us to be watchful and thankful, because with an active prayer life you will become more concerned about the things God is concern about.  Having an active prayer life will make us watchful, so we won't enter into temptation. (Matthew 26:41 )  

Jeremiah 33:3, says  Pray and God will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things.  As in (Isaiah 40:29-31), as we pray we gain strength.  When we get weary, praying increases the power of the weak. Prayer along with confession and repentance restores us when we stumble and fall into sin.  Psalm 34:17, says Praying is sending a cry for help to God, he hears and will deliver us from all of our troubles.  Luke 18:1-43, says we should always pray just so we don't lose faith or become dishearten.

• When we pray we must not only pray for us and our own family or situation, but Matthew 5:44, says we should pray for those who persecute us.
• We should pray that God's kingdom come, He's will is done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)
• We should pray for Godly wisdom, Godly friends and Godly mates.  The best way to stay in a right relationship with God is to ensure the people around you are also in a right relationship with God.
• We should pray that we honor God with how we live our lives, so our life can truly be a living sacrifice to a dying world.
• We should pray that the word is truly a lamp onto my feet and a light onto my path.  (Psalm 119:105)
• We should pray for spiritual discernment, so we can better judge when and with who to build good relationships and who to end bad relationships with. 
• We should pray that we can live in God's fullness. (Ephesians 3:19)
• We should pray to receive and be guided the Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 2:1-4, urges that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for all who are in high positions, to lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

We should also be very careful not to pray with the wrong motive as stated in James 4:3.  When we pray we must keep in mind that we are asking God to be with us as we are weak.  So we have to make sure we are in a Godly frame of mind if we are asking God to join with us to give us strength, wisdom and deliverance from our bad situation.  Having malice or wishing harm to come to God's people will led to us being separated from God.  Holding onto discontent for someone in our heart is sinful, since you're rejecting God's command to love.