Prayer & Fasting/Hypocrites

Alot of people say that they don't know how to pray, but the bible tells us how.

Matthew 6:9-15
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Jesus gave us this prayer as a foundation, it covers alot.
But, prayer is not this simple. Some people think that when you "Pray before you Play" meaning when you pray with a team before a sporting event that you are a saint. Thats not what its about at all.
The bible says in Matthew 6:6,
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

This means that when you pray its not about doing it front of everyone, the bible calls those people hypocrites in matthew 6:5,
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."

It is great to pray in front of everyone but i think that prayer by yourself is the most important it proves that what your doind is personal to and for God.


The christians of today doesn't have nearly forgotten fasting. Either they have forgotten it is for today or they just don't want to do it.

Fasting is when you willingly abstain from some action that you would do on a daily basis. For example you would fast a meal or you could fast your computer or phone.
The reason people fast is to show God that he is first in their life and no one is close.

The bible says in Matthew 6:16,
16 “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."
This means to cover up your fasting so that it is a personal thing between you and God, because it is not about the rest of the world and your relationship with God. It is just about you and God.

The trend in Prayer and Fasting is that Jesus makes a point to warn from being a hypocrite, it is imparative that you do not set an example that is not fitting for our Lord and savior.

If you are a fake christian then just stop, because its not like there are any consequences for admitting your fake you just don't have to act anymore. When you speak watch what you say, when you act watch what you do.

This World Has Nothing For Me.