The Prayer Pattern — How to Pray a Prayer That Is Accepted

"Lord, teach us to pray."— Luke 11:1

Most of us start prayer with the problem. Scripture starts with the Person.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — Philippians 4:6

Acknowledge. Appreciate. Align. Accept. Abide. Five A's that turn a shopping-list prayer into a conversation heaven recognizes — who God is before what we need, thanks before the answer, His purpose before our preference.

This pattern began in a Sunday School class at Broad Street Baptist Church. Ordinary believers. Open Bibles. Real requests. Learning that the door is not locked — we just have been knocking on the wrong side of it.

Monday morning still needs prayer. Now you have a pattern that holds.