1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 (NASB)
11 Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you;
12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;
13 so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

Paul studied the thoughts of his prayers. They were not impromptu. And he prayed often for the churches he wrote about, his epistles are full of prayers. His whole heart was in his prayers.

Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a 19th century Presbyterian pastor in Scotland. He was quoted as saying:  “Study your prayers. A great part of my time is occupied in getting my heart into tune for prayer.”

Here is one of his poems that can prepare us for prayer.

“When I stand before the throne,
Dressed in beauty not my own,
When I see Thee as Thou art,
Love Thee with unsinning heart,
Then, Lord, shall I full know –
Not tell then – how much I owe.”
Robert Murray M’Cheyne

Do you spend your time getting your heart in tune for prayer? It would seem that if we do, then our prayers become in tune with God, worshiping Him in Spirit and in Truth.

Always praying for the glory of God,