Talking to God... Does Praying Work?
33Praying and talking to God has many benefits. Here are some of them:
Releases Anxiety: Life can be overwhelming. Praying can help you release anxiety and feel more relaxed.
Helps Us to Set Our Minds on Heavenly Things: We are supposed to set our minds on the things above. Praying can help us to do that.
Builds Confidence: A prayer is an act of surrender. It helps us to build confidence in God and in ourselves.
Enables us to Get Solutions to Our Problems: Praying can help us to get solutions to our problems. It can help us to see things from a different perspective.
Gives you the strength to avoid temptations: Praying can help you to avoid temptations and to stay on the right path.
Prayer lowers blood pressure, combats stress and stress-related issues, promotes healing, especially healing from illness, aids in treating some health problems such as insomnia, muscle pain, joints, tendons, etc., boosts immunity, strengthens the heart, keeps negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions at bay, and alleviates panic disorders.
Prayer changes our focus. It’s easy to get caught up in the circumstances going on around us, good or bad. Praying directs our focus away from here on earth to God in heaven. Praying brings us closer to God. Because prayer is communicating with God, it helps us build our relationship with him. Praying ushers us into God’s presence.
Prayer is good for your heart. Studies show that while you pray, your heart rate decreases and your heartbeat becomes stronger. While prayer, of course, is a mental and spiritual activity, it can give you physical benefits as well.