CARTOON PRAYER

TRAINING

Unity

The main goal in prayer is to pray for

what the Lord desires. God does

care about every part of our lives,

but there are many times when what

we want conflicts with what others

want.

What kind of cloths, birthday

presents and Christmas gifts do you

want? Does God want the same

thing for you?

How does the Lord show that he

loves you even when you do not get

what you want?

DailyTry and talk to God every day.

The more you get to know God the more

you feel God’s friendship and love. It

takes time for this to happen, but it will

happen.

How well do you know people you see

only once or twice a week? How well do

they know you?

One way to pray every day is ask, seek,

knock.

Ask God to help you and meet your needs

Seek God by listening to Him, what is God

saying

Knock by praying for someone else and

knocking on heaven’s door for them.

TimeIt takes time to pray.

If you only have a second then it is OK

to pray that second. BUT, you should

also take more time to pray. How can

you plan on spending 10 minutes each

day in prayer?

Here are some things you can do to

help you remind yourself

• Make a poster for your room

• Put a prayer time in your smart phone

calendar

• Ask someone to text you or call you

with a reminder

• Tie something around your wrist as a

reminder

In My Heart

Praying in your heart is one way you can pray all the time. God is listening to your “heart’s cry”.

At school, on the bus, with your friends are all times when you can talk to God in your heart. Here are some times you should try it.

When I am…..

Afraid

Being bullied

Feeling rejected

Need someone to talk to

Don’t know what to do

Start to get angry

Feel alone

Help

God loves to help us. God has

promised that He would not leave us

alone, there is never a time when God

says, “you are on your own”.

You should study for school and you

should pray. Whenever we get in

trouble we often do pray to get out of

that trouble. God doesn’t mind that.

God wants you to want Him when

everything is OK and when things are

going bad. Do you tend to talk to God

only when things are going bad?

Why?

Saying “thanks” is one way to pray

when things are going good. What are

some things you can thank God for?

ListeningIt is hard to believe, but God is always

listening. God doesn’t just listen when

we are at church.

God hears all that we say, both good

and bad. God hears us when we

swear and when we complain, He

knows when we are kind and when we

forgive.

What does God hear from you when

you….

Forgive someone else

Show patience to someone

Help another person

Say, “I’m sorry”

Listen to your parents

Asking How many times do we need to ask God

before He hears us?

If God does hear us, do we need to ask again?

It’s OK to pray about something one time, but

most of the time we pray over and over and

over again. This willingness to keep on asking

is called perseverance.

When you want something, don’t you keep on

asking for it? We sometimes get upset when

people “keep asking”. God is not like that.

When you “keep asking” God works to change

what we are going through and He works to

change us so that we are more like Him.

Fear

Fear is not a good way to motivate the people of God. God tells us to “fear not” and that His love casts out all fear.

God does ask that we respect Him and realize that He is powerful and just. God is the one who decides if we go to heaven or hell, so we honor Him for that.

“If you don’t pray, something bad is going to happen to you” is not a good way to encourage prayer. Bad things happen to people even when they pray.

As you grow, try to pray because your love God, not just because you are afraid.

PrideGod gives more grace to the humble. We

all are shown grace by God, but “more

grace” is given to the humble. At the same

time it says that “God resists the proud”.

Being the best at soccer, at math, at

reading or at basketball is not the same as

being good at prayer. We do not need to

even try and “be the best”.

God wants you to try hard and to be

devoted to Him and what He asks you to

do. He does not call you to be the best.

God’s children are not in competition; we

are a family.

When you pray do not try to “outdo” the

other guy.

FightThe Bible tells us to “fight”, “resist” and

“war against”. When we pray we are

often “fighting against” powers and

pressures that want us to disobey God

and sin. Ephesians 6 in the Bible tells

us how to put on the armor of God and

stand in the days of evil. This battle

includes prayer.

We do not fight against people. We do

not hate people. In fact, we learn to

love our enemies and pray for those

who spitefully misuse us. When you are

hurt by others, try using these two

prayers

“Lord Jesus have mercy on me a

sinner”

“Father forgive us”

NoWhen we ask God, He sometimes says no.

Sometimes that “no” is a “not now” and at other times it is a “never”. When this happens it may be difficult to feel like you can trust the Lord. When we don’t get what we want, we often feel hurt and rejected.

“Trusting in the Lord with all your heart” is hard when we get a “no”. So talk to God about it. Let God know how you feel and how bad it hurts. Ask God to help you with your feelings. Ask God to tell you why.

You can trust the Lord. It may be hard at times, but you can do it with His help.