When praying, you do must do so with humility and with clarity. You have to make sure it is sincere and unconditional. You do it to honor and praise God. You look up to Him as an act of surrender and then you bow down as an act of submission. All these must come from the heart and done with complete trust and confidence in God's love and mercy. There should never be an iota of doubt or reservation that God hears you and will raise you up from temporal concerns.
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