How to pray for help

Here is how to pray for help:

Prepare

• Find a place where you will not be disturbed
• Stand, sit or kneel; it doesn't matter
• Put all worries and distractions out of your mind
• Relax your body by listening to your breathing

• Begin by making the Sign of the Cross
• Take a moment to praise and thank Jesus for all He has done for you
• Then say, "Jesus please help me," and get to your problem

• Use your own words or use a prayer
• Speak to Jesus honestly… don't hold anything back
• Remember that Jesus comes as a healer, not as a judge

• You need to believe that Jesus will help you
• Don't impose deadlines or tell Him how to do it
• There may be something Jesus wants you to do

To hear His voice you need to listen in silence... otherwise the noises (or the many thoughts in your mind) may drown out what Jesus wants you to hear. You can understand the need to be silent if you have ever tried speaking to a person who won't stop talking.

• Consider the matter of Jesus helping you completed
• Jesus is Lord and He has promised to help you
• End with, "Jesus I love you. Thank you for helping me."

• giving you a better understanding of the difficulties people face in their lives, and how hard it is for them

• helping you to handle the problems in your own life

Knowing Jesus is helping you gives you the strength to love others as Jesus has loved you.

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