Prayer works because God, through His love for us, wills it to work. He makes Himself accessible and available for us when we want to commune with Him.

We all have that someone we want to tell our good news to, or someone we need to talk to when things aren’t going well. God can be all of that and more, through prayer.

The Bible tells us that God hears us whenever we pray (1 John 5:14; Jeremiah 29:12). And He responds to us through His Word and the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17).

But how does it all work? Why does prayer seem so mysterious sometimes?

Let’s look closer at what the Bible can tell us about how prayer works:

• Reviewing what prayer is
• What makes prayer work
• What God promises about prayer
• How prayer strengthens our relationship with God

And finally, we’ll discuss how the heart of prayer is about trusting in our Creator and Redeemer God, who cares for us more than anyone else in the universe.

Let’s start with the basics.