What motivates us to talk with God? Throughout the Scriptures, we are commanded to pray. In fact, Jesus considered prayer so essential that He regularly left the crowds to seek time alone with His Father (Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16). Any relationship requires communication if it is to grow and flourish, and that includes our relationship with God. David was a man who knew the Lord intimately. He recorded his prayers as psalms, so we are able to catch a glimpse of his heart as he poured out his soul before the Lord. We too should come to the Lord in prayer. Let us go to the Lord in prayers and ask Him to help:

• GUIDANCE: If we ask, the Lord will lead and teach us (Psalm 25:4-5)
• FORGIVENESS: Each day we need God’s cleansing for sins and His power to repent and turn back to Him (Psalm 25:7,11)
• DECISIONS: When we reverentially fear God, He instructs us in the way we should choose (Psalm 25:12)
• TROUBLE: When we are overwhelmed by difficulties, no one can comfort us like the Lord (Psalm 25:16-18)
• PROTECTION: God is the one who guards our souls and rescues us from the enemy’s attacks (Psalm 25:19-20)

When we seek the Lord, He becomes our refuge. God understands our weaknesses and invites us to come to Him with all our concerns. "It is in the intimacy of prayer that we learn to know His faithfulness, compassion and love. Then we can say as David did—In God I Trust.” — Psalm 25