There are many ways and methods of praying:

• private prayer (Matthew 6:5-15),

• family prayer (Acts 10:2, 30),

• communal prayer (Matthew 18:20),

• singing prayer (1 Corinthians 14:14-17),

• prayer for supplication (2 Chronicles 20:5-13),

• righteous anger and prayer (Numbers 11:10-15),

• prayer of dedication (1 Kings 8:22-53),

• ritual prayer - three times a day, on your knees (Daniel 6:10),

• deliverance prayer (Nehemiah 1:4-11),

• arrow prayers (Nehemiah 2:4),

• prayer of protection (Nehemiah 4:1-9)

• stained glass prayer (Nehemiah 9:6-38)

• seeking prayer (Psalm 34:4-10)

• pleading prayer (Isaiah 38:1-8)

And I'm sure I have not exhausted them all! Basically, you don't need a reason to talk to God. He just wants to hear from us every now and then! And would like us to listen to his voice every now and then. If you ask God for contentment, you will receive it. Just the very act of taking our concerns to God, relaxes and releases us from worry. Because we know God will handle the situation the way he sees fit. We will also be aware of truths we have been perhaps hiding from ourselves.

I keep a prayer journal of my daily morning prayer. It is my way of releasing all the pent up feelings and emotions inside me. I talk to God and write in my journal. As awareness is given to me, I write it down or thank God for that awareness. I am constantly amazed at how clear everything becomes with prayer.

Often I find myself reluctant to leave my prayer time. It is such a special time for me. But real life horns in and has to be dealt with too. I ask God's blessing on my day and the day of my loved ones. Then off I go...with a fresh start and a feeling of already having accomplished something in my day, because I've invariably solved at least one concern during my prayer time.