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To praise God
Prayer is worship. In prayer we celebrate God and our being His child. By doing so we not only please him, but we sharpen our attention to his goodness and care and mercy. God gives our lives meaning, purpose, and direction, and he provides that good will come from every event of our lives, no matter how hard our follies drive us in the other direction.
To show gratitude
We thank God for all he has done and continues to do. We remember that he is the source of all good things. Prayers of gratitude remind us of just how much we receive at his hands. We live in such a glut of material benefits that we are tempted to overlook just how much we have, how blessed we are. We can have hundred piece orchestras play for us on command, full house heat and air conditioning with the flip of a switch, hot and cold water at the twist of a knob and its water that wont give us cholera or even dysentery, either. Just two hundred years ago, not even kings could live like this.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. James 5:13
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1 Prayer often serves to remind us that we have an ally, a friend, a helper, when we are in danger of forgetting. God wont forget our needs, but we may forget Gods deliverance, unless we pray.
To confess sin
Sometimes it is necessary for us to admit to God that we have been foolish, disobedient, downright bad. He knows it, but we are to confess it. So friends, please dont cease our prayers. Read Why Should We Pray?