I have noticed there have been more people making prayer request on here, and that is great. Prayer is the only way to make our request to God. But my question to ya'll is "how does our prayer and God's sovereignty work together?" God's sovereignty means God is in control of all things and knows all things. So if He knows all things do we tell Him anything new? Or is prayer something more than just making our request to Him? We must remember that God foreordains the means as well as the end, and our prayer is foreordained as the means whereby He brings His sovereign will to pass. And I believe that prayer is our fellowship with God Himself.
If we look at the Lord's prayer we see a fourfold activity; adoration and praise; contrite confession of sin and forgiveness sought; thanksgiving offered; and petitions and supplications. So next time you offer your prayers to God, keep these things in mind, but not take my word, go to the Bible and see what it says.