Q&A for How to Pray as a Christian

Prayer is talking to God. A Christian should “pray without ceasing,” as a conversation with God never ends.

The word Christian has become an incredibly broad term, but put simply it refers to a follower and student of Jesus Christ. One must be a follower of Jesus Christ to lead a good Christian life. Know what Jesus did and said and obey His teachings.

Anytime, anywhere. You can pray in church and outside it.

Satan tries to do everything he can to lead us off of the path to heaven. He makes you think you're busy, or gives you other excuses to keep you from talking to God. It is really important that you pray anyway, because as Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Prayer isn't meant to be magic; just because you ask for something, doesn't mean you'll get it. Have faith that your prayer has been heard, and then keep doing the best that you can.

Yes! It's fine to pray outside of a private place.

Just pray as you would at home. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks, it's perfectly acceptable to pray in public.

It isn't a requirement, but wine is used during the ritual of "communion" to symbolize the blood of Christ.

I would say to just pray and let God know what's weighing on your heart. If you're truly unable to get baptized for some reason, then He will understand.

There are several viewpoints on this, but the general consensus is that a Christian has to be baptized in order to be truly saved. However, there are different definitions of "baptism" in some churches or denominations.

Praying in tongues is a gift from the Holy Spirit. Many denominations of Christians believe that anyone can speak in tongues, but in reality, the gift of tongues is given to a select few, and is not seen much anymore. Many times when people "speak in tongues" they simply speak gibberish. No matter what, however, you don't need to speak in tongues to lead a Christian walk.

If you actually have clinical depression, there's absolutely nothing wrong with seeing a therapist for it. Think of it in the same way as praying to be healed from physical illness—God might choose to work a miracle, but the goal of prayer isn't to have all of your problems miraculously fixed, and miraculous healings are not always part of God's plan. Depression is a real mental illness, and there's nothing wrong with getting help for it in an "earthly" way. But of course you can ask God for the strength to help you through it.

You're a Christian the moment you confess your sins to Jesus and accept Him as your savior and only path to salvation. Baptism is symbolic of your sins being washed away and a fresh start in a life of following Christ, but it is not required in order to be a Christian.