A Word About Prayer from Me to You

You're never to young to pray, nor too old to stop praying. This essay mainly are for the young ones who may not understand the importance of establishing a relationship with God. If this bit of advice is something you can identify with, give me a moment of your time, will you? Praying is important and needed in your life. From birth you have learned to communicate. We as parents and teachers will always find your efforts endearing and, if we think honestly, the trust and confidence you’ve expressed has humbled us. We know and love you deeply and imperfectly. God, who gave you life, knows and loves you perfectly. Love and awareness of our human limits impel us to help you to learn and understand prayer, and communicating with God. 

By praying ourselves, our hope is to always know that you are following our examples when we talk to God. I believe that you truly want to know God as you’ve shown signs of an eager heart and a willing spirit. There’s a special place of rest that He preserves for us as grown-ups, and as you learn to communicate with Him, you too will find this special place of rest. It takes time and obedience to truly get it right…and as you progress, God will be right by your side!

The key to all of this is for you to gain confidence in your initiation to start praying more and understanding how to do so. It can lead you to re-examine your own attitudes about prayer. As a leader and Deacon here at Koinonia, I endeavor and pledge myself and all the help needed to make sure that you are instructed properly how to pray and get support. Prayer is the beginning of a personal relationship with God. Take what you’ve learned from new member orientation classes to be used to help build the Kingdom and be responsible children and young adults. I hope too, that if you have questions or comments you’d let them be known.

Share your concern with your parents, listen to your Pastor or any of the Elders and Deacons of your church as they share the wisdom of the Word. It wouldn't hurt to pray more in earnest, and DO let someone from time know your experiences with bowing your head and paying homage to Him. We want to see what amount of progress you're making!