WHY PRAY

Pray for the Sick
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
James 5:14-15

Pray for One Another
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.
1 Thess. 5:11

Pray for Strength
And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Luke 22:40

Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Mark 14:38

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in hert; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29

Fellowship With God
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:8

To Give Thanks
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.
Ephesians 1:15-16

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
Colossians 1:3

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2

Pray for Forgiveness
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
Daniel 9:4-5

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Mark 11:25-26

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chron. 7:14

In Times of Trials
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Psalm 86:6-7

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psalm 102:17

Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Psalm 86:1

For Wisdom
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3

HOW TO PRAY

Pray Often
Pray without ceasing.
I Thessalonians 5:17

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Acts 6:4

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Matthew 7:7

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Psalm 55:17 

Pray Soberly
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
1 Peter 4:7

Pray with Humility
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:5-13

Pray With Thanksgiving
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:6

Pray With Joy
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
Philippians 1:3-4 

Pray in and with the (Holy) Spirit
I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
1 Corinthians 14:15

Likewise the (Holy) Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.
Romans 8:26-27