P- Praise
R- Repent
A- Ask
Y- Yield
The beginning of Prayer is praise. How can we not come before God without first thanking Him and praising Him for His awesome magnificence.
“I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.”
Psalm 146:2
There are over 300 verses in the New International Version that talk about praising God, so one would think this is a rather important aspect of our lives. There are even more talking about thanksgiving, worship and rejoicing in God and what He has done.
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4
Saying we should rejoice and praise God in all things is most of the time much easier to say than to do. For instance, when someone we love dies or we go through financial struggles praising God can be difficult. But through the bad times we can know that God is with us. God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and magnificent. He created the world and He created you and because of that He deserves all the praise.
Even when it’s hard we must praise God, before we can repent, or ask God for anything; before we can even listen to Him we must show He the Honor and Praise He deserves.
