Have you ever gotten a phone call and not known who is on the other end? Doesn’t it impact the conversation?What happens when we really know God?Our prayers can be genuineOur prayers can be personalOur prayers can be wholeheartedOur prayers can be specificYour understanding of what God is really like shapes everything else in your life, including your prayer.What is God like?Omniscient – God is all knowingOmnipotent – God is all powerfulOmnipresent – God is in all placesFor the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.– Psalm God is good – pure and simpleGod’s goodness gives us reason to prayGod’s goodness is the source of all goodGod’s goodness is not forced on usBecause God is Good:His plans for my life are always goodFor I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.– Jeremiah God has a plan for every personGod has a purpose for every personGod’s plans are revealed through prayerAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.– Romans If God provides for the greatest needs of our lives – the sin problem, why would He not take care of every other need in our life?Because God is Good:He does not say yes to every requestWhen the request is wrong and you are is wrong God says noWhen the request is right but the timing is wrong God says slowWhen the request is right and you are wrong God says growWhen the request is right and you are right God says go“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah Because God is Good:He invites us to live with Him foreverMay our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.– 2 Thessalonians Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old– Lamentations