40 PRAY FROM YOUR HEART.

For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

     —Samuel 7:27

Heartfelt prayer. What is it? Praying from the heart goes beyond reason. Heartfelt prayer gets beneath the surface and reveals the deeper things in life. Heartfelt prayer is always plummeting the soul’s depths and seeking what’s real instead of what’s religious.

Religious is a form of godliness. Religion trusts in ritual and traditions instead of relationship with God. Religion says “do.” Relationship with Jesus says, “Done.”

Praying from the heart confesses real not religious thoughts. Praying from the heart confesses real feelings not just hyped up emotions. Praying from the heart seeks real change instead of asking God to change others or circumstances. Pray from the heart.

Father God,

I really think that .

Jesus,

I really feel that .

Spirit of God,

Change me so that .