This is not a question obviously, but it is a statement that I almost always feel compelled to address when I hear it. It concerns me that people would even consider rating a prayer. I’ve had many conversations in my lifetime, but I do not remember once someone overhearing me talking to someone and saying, “That was a good conversation.” In the simplest terms, prayer is a conversation with God. There is no such thing as a bad conversation with God. He wants to hear from you even if you’re upset with Him. Even on your worst day, it would be His joy to hear from you.
I remember working through one of Beth Moore’s study’s years ago where she described a conversation she had with God early one morning. She was in a hotel room and all the curtains were closed. Beth woke to a sliver of dim light coming through a small break in the curtains. Knowing that morning was close, she hoped to get a few more minutes of rest. But God started tugging at her to take a look outside. She politely told God she’d rather rest a bit longer, but He was persistent. So she crawled out of bed and pulled back the curtains to see the most beautiful site. The sun had just peeped above the edge of the earth. God had painted the most beautiful sunrise. Beth just smiled and said, “God you really out did yourself this time! That is amazing!” I’m sure my memory of her recollection is not perfect, but she opened a whole new world in my prayer life. God wants to share in the details of our lives. He’s always there ready to listen and share.
Many people i meet have the false impression that God expects us to hold a certain posture when we pray. Maybe because in church before someone prays, they may ask you to fold your hands, bow your head, and close your eyes. Of course there is nothing wrong with that posture. But God doesn’t care if you stand on your head to talk to Him! He doesn’t even care if you are driving down the highway at 70 miles an hour! He just wants to be a part of your day. The more you spend time with Him in conversation the more you’ll know Him and the more of your day you’ll want to share with Him. Just like with a friend, the more time you spend sharing, the more you get to know them and the more comfortable you feel in their presence. You can’t measure your ability to talk to God by someone else’s conversation. He talks to each of us personally. I can assure you that when you pray, He will not meet you with a grading pen but with a loving heart.
“Pray without ceasing” (2 Th. 5:17). In other words, “Join Me in conversation all day, every day.”