Am I Praying Correctly?

Prayer is one of the most common practices in Christianity, yet it is also one of the least examined. Nearly every believer prays, but many quietly wonder if they are doing it correctly. Should prayer be spoken out loud or silently in the heart? Does God care if we stand, kneel, or lift our hands? Is there a proper way to approach Him, or has prayer become buried beneath centuries of tradition and ritual? Most importantly, what did Jesus actually teach when His own disciples asked Him, "Lord, teach us to pray?"

 

In this episode of Cause Before Symptom, I leave assumptions behind and conduct a biblical investigation into prayer. Together, we'll search the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, examining the prayers of Abraham, Moses, Hannah, David, Daniel, Jesus, the apostles, and the early Church. We'll ask difficult questions that many Christians have never considered: Why did Jesus spend entire nights in prayer? Does God hear silent prayers as well as spoken ones? Can prayer be done incorrectly? Why are some prayers answered while others seem to go unheard? Is prayer meant to change God's mind, or is it meant to change ours?

 

Drawing from Scripture, the Ethiopian Christian tradition, and the earliest followers of Christ, this investigation seeks to uncover what prayer truly is—not as a ritual to master or a formula to memorize, but as an invitation to approach a loving Father. By the end of this episode, my hope is that you'll no longer wonder whether you're using the right words. Instead, you'll discover that the heart of biblical prayer is learning to know the God who invites us to come boldly into His presence.

 

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