A.C.T.S.—Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.

George Müller once said, "I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up.

Prayer is like a standing counseling session, 24/7, no appointment necessary. Just walk in. And expect to find your Counselor—which is one of the ways Jesus described the Holy Spirit (John 16:7)—always fully understanding your situation and ready to impart timely wisdom.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, we are encouraged to "pray without ceasing." This means never being far from the attitude or action of talking and listening to God. Prayer should be a natural part of our thinking. Not just in our worship but in our work. Not just in our quiet moments but also in our chaos. We pray because He's there. We pray because He's God. We pray because He cares.

When we pray in adoration, we stop focusing on ourselves and our storms, and start fixing our eyes on the only One who is fully able to handle any situation or request (2 Cor. 3:18).

I pray for people I love when they are sick. I pray that way.

Let the mechanics of desire bring your fulfilment without interference.the more you interfere, the less likely you will get what you want.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks of everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

Meditation has become such a common element of business training that more than a thousand Googlers attended a training program called, Search Inside Yourself. Google even hosts bimonthly silent 'mindful lunches', which began after Zen monk and writer, Thich Nhat Hanh, visited Google in 2011.

That we need only to recognize GOD intimately present with us, to address ourselves to Him every moment, that we may beg His assistance for knowing His will in things doubtful, and for rightly performing those which we plainly see He requires of us, offering them to Him before we do them, and giving Him thanks when we have done.

You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.

God will help you," Maggie said. "He's just waiting to be asked.