Doesn’t it seem like there should be more to prayer than just our typical “Help me, bless me, protect me, give to me” prayers?

Prayer has to be more than just talking to God—because He knows our thoughts, right? It has to be more than just us making our requests known to God—because doesn’t He already know everything that’s going on in our lives?

It’s like there’s some secret, some mystery we hope to unlock so we can “get through” to God. If we could just say the right words, maybe we can break the code and get a “yes” to all our requests. But what if prayer was something much bigger than that? What if prayer went beyond us getting what we wanted, and became about how to grow closer to God’s heart instead?

What if prayer wasn’t just about changing our present situation, what if it was about changing us?