One Prayer, Seven Areas

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, Jesus prayed,

“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” 

[Matthew 6:9-13 NIV]



Jesus’ prayer teaches you how to pray for everything that God desires you to pray about and in so doing will align your will with God’s. 


Jesus prayed a prayer that is completely God focused, Kingdom centred and chock full of power. 

And, if you look at it carefully, you will realize that it comprises seven specific areas that you must cover to ensure that you render a powerful and effective prayer.

1. Praise and adore God and acknowledge and venerate His absolute holiness

2. Pray for God’s Kingdom to be established right here on earth

3. Pray for God’s will to be manifested in your life here on earth just as He has already ordained, designed and planned it in the heavenly realm

4. Pray for God to provide now all your needs, both physical and spiritual, for the day

5. Ask God to forgive you, and to empower you to forgive others with godly forgiveness

6. Pray that when the evil one comes to tempt you that God will keep you from giving in to his destructive and ungodly enticements

7. Engage in Kingdom praise and worship by venerating God’s absolute sovereignty


By praying in the way Jesus Himself taught, you will produce power packed results because your prayer will be based entirely on His Word which achieves and accomplishes His purpose in your life.

Amen †

One Prayer, Seven Areas ©2013 Shelley Johnson 1-Jul-13