{"id":24260,"date":"2026-03-11T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-pray-like-jesus\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:54","slug":"how-to-pray-like-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-pray-like-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pray Like Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible offers many models for prayer. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/psalms\/pray-the-psalms-psalm-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Psalms<\/a>, for example, offer language to cover almost any circumstance in life. But again and again, I turn to the Gospels for reminders of just how important prayer was to Jesus and how He prayed. Here are a few verses:<\/p>\n<p><em>In the morning, while it was still very dark, He got up and went out to a deserted place, and there He prayed. (Mark 1:35)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jesus could have talked to God anywhere, but He found it important to go off by Himself early in the morning, seeking a deserted place. Can we do any less?<\/p>\n<p>I live in a teeming city with millions of people, but I can <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-faith-prayer\/meet-god-through-silence-and-solitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find that quiet place<\/a> sitting on the sofa in the morning with my eyes closed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThose who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for My sake will find it.\u201d (Matthew 10:39)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our minds are filled with distractions. Prayer is an opportunity to pay attention to them\u2026and let them go. Catch and release. When your <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/what-if-your-mind-wanders-in-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mind wanders in prayer<\/a>, don\u2019t fight it. Take note of the thought. And let it go. Losing our lives for God\u2019s sake\u2026to find them.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail.\u201d (Luke 22:32)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jesus prayed for others. His disciples, those who came to Him in need. Prayer is a time to offer intersessions for all of our loved ones and those we don\u2019t even know. I like <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/pray-the-alphabet-instead-of-counting-sheep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praying through the alphabet<\/a>. There\u2019s always someone or a group that comes to mind for every letter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper to be with you forever.\u201d (John 14:16)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not alone. As Jesus promised to His disciples, the Holy Spirit is our helper at hand whenever we need it. Let the Spirit give you the words\u2014or no words\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/7-ways-to-pray-when-you-cant-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when all words fail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins.\u201d (Mark 11:25)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prayer is an opportunity to become renewed. Forgiveness is a sure way to start. For me it\u2019s never a one-time thing but something I need to do over and over again. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-women\/devotions-for-inspiration-devotions-for-women\/open-your-heart-to-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When I forgive others<\/a>, I can begin the work of forgiving myself.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.\u201d (Matthew 26:42)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes prayer is a one-way tug-of-war. Think of Jesus in the Garden, asking God to be relieved of His suffering. The only conclusion is relinquishment. Not His will, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-inspiration\/when-your-will-differs-from-gods-will\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but God\u2019s will<\/a>. It might seem scary but there is always goodness ahead. For Jesus, yes there was the Crucifixion and then the Resurrection. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name\u2026\u201d (Matthew 6:9)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of us know these holy words, the prayer Jesus taught His disciples. I\u2019m always grateful to be reminded it\u2019s in the first-person plural, not singular. Even when we\u2019re alone, we\u2019re praying with others and for others. The answers come to us all <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-stronger-faith\/what-our-father-really-means-when-you-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from <em>Our<\/em> Father<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible offers many models for prayer. The Psalms, for example, offer language to cover almost any circumstance in life. But again and again, I turn to the Gospels for reminders of just how important prayer was to Jesus and how He prayed. 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