Why pray?

I agree prayer is a way to keep a personal relationship with God. When I pray I thank him for the good and the bad. Whether I'm up or down, I continue to bless his holy name. Yes some people do forget about him when they're up, but He is a loving God and when you're going through a storm He wants you to lean on him. He's calling you to come to him to worship him. And hopefully when you are restored you will be a testimonial unto him. Every prayer doesn't have to be for the things you need, they should be about thanking him for where you're at. Sometimes it's hard to travel through the storms that life brings, but remembering that he was the one that lead you through the storm is your testimony. I thank him everyday just for waking me up and allowing me to see another day. I thank him for just being who he is. I'm going through a storm right now, but I don't worry because I know how awesome he is. I know that his destiny for me is much more greater than I can ever imagine. So keeping faith in his word is the key. You can pray all day, but without faith it means nothing. When you're down and out, prayer will lift you up. So, prayer keeps you in a personal relationship with him, cause God already knows what you need. So away give him thanks, praise, and glorify his name.

WE human beings are very selfish. We sincerely pray to God only when we need him. When we are in trouble or any of our loved one is in pain, we pray so deeply that tears come in our eyes. Also we pray to God because we believe that he will protect us. When we are happy we forget him. But some prayers are always true....like mother's prayer for her children, and some similar kinds of relationships do show real belief in God. But what ever....we humans are selfish as we are always asking something from God....we never see what he has already given us, but always complain for things he has not given us....so when you will communicate with God only for thanking him and not for asking anything, then you can say you really love God..........Have a nice day.

I agree that prayer is a way of communicating with God. Much more than that, though, it is a way in which we open ourselves up for Him to communicate with us. As you have, no doubt, heard it said many times, God knows all our thoughts and is capable of answering our prayers before we even ask them. We should not need to ask Him to give us our daily bread or to forgive us our sins but, by using those words in prayer, we are essentially reminding ourselves that He does. Prayer is not (or should not be) a constant litany of requests like a child who is forever asking for this or that toy or piece of candy. It should be simply a way of saying "Hello, Father, I love you!" (which is not a bad thing to say when words fail one, as they sometimes do). By 'keeping in touch' with God in this way - perhaps a thousand times a day, one learns to understand and accept what He is about and to order one's life so that one walks His path. No more is really necessary.

i don't belive that ,i just keep myself to do the thing i want to do /

I totally agree with you. Praying is something I find very much meaningful to me. Whenever I feel down or need to talk to someone, God is always there for me. Spending time with Him is most important thing for me. Besides that, praying is the way I want to thank Him for everything He has done for, also to worship and praise Him for His mighty acts. If I have done mistakes, prayer is also the way for me to ask Him for forgiveness. God is great and if I were to pray 24/7, just count me in.