Study Article 42. This article will be studied during the week of December 22nd through 28th.

How to improve your prayers. Theme text, I call with my whole heart, answer me, O Jehovah. Psalm 119. 145.

Song 44. A Prayer of the Lowly One. Focus. Reflecting on prayers recorded in the Bible can help us to improve our prayers.

Paragraphs 1 and 2, question A.

What could prevent us from opening up to Jehovah?

Question B, how do we know that Jehovah warmly listens to our prayers?

Do you at times feel that your prayers have become repetitious, superficial, or routine?

If so, you are not alone. Because of our hectic pace of life, we may tend to rush through

our prayers, or we may even find it hard to open up to Jehovah because we feel unworthy of approaching

him.

The Bible assures us that what matters to Jehovah is, not that our prayers are elaborate,

but that they come from a humble heart. He hears the request of the meek, Psalm 1017.

He warmly listens to our every word because he is truly interested in us.

Paragraph 3. Question. What questions will we consider in this article?

We might then ask, why can we confidently pray to Jehovah? How can we make our prayers more meaningful?

How can reflecting on heartfelt prayers recorded in the Bible help us to improve our prayers?

And what can we do if we are too distraught to put our feelings into words?

Let us consider the answers to these questions.

Confidently turn to Jehovah in Prayer. Paragraph 4. Question. What can help us to turn to

Jehovah in prayer with confidence? When we understand that Jehovah is a loyal friend

who wants us to succeed, we will realize that we can confidently turn to him in prayer.

The writer of Psalm 119 tried to have that kind of warm relationship with Jehovah. His life was not problem-free. He was

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