Why Pray? - Part 4

If a child of God has a need, he or she is to pray. Prayer is asking. James 4:2  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Why Pray? We pray to get things from God. Let's say your in need of a car. The way for a Christian to get a car is not to rely upon a friend, a co worker or his own efforts. Although none of those avenues are wrong the Christian has other resources. He can pray and get a car from God! The Saviour taught us to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matt. 6:11). The way to get daily bread is to ask God for it. This is certainly teaching us that we should not depend upon our work but upon God to give us the results in answer to prayer. We must remember that God can use any means He chooses. He may answer our prayers by using human services or He may not. Thank God, a Christian can confidently pray and say, "My Father, You know I need a car. Everything in the world is in Your hands. So I ask You to give me, Your child, a car so I can have daily bread, so I can work and provide for my family, so I can be a blessing to others, and so others may know that God takes care of His children." God may choose to answer that prayer without human means, but the bottom line is praying is God's appointed way for Christians to get things.