Last week, we saw the first example of how not to pray that Jesus gave before he gave the model prayer.

In this week’s passage, he gives us another bad example.

Take a look at this passage in Matthew 6:7-8.

It seem like our pride, and our desire to hear our own voices can be a deterrent to effective prayer.

In this week’s passage, Jesus informs us that God already know what we need, even before we ask him. That should keep us from being too wordy.

Do you ever find yourself being too wordy in your prayers? What do you do to combat this? Let me know in the comments.