Backwards Prayer!

We have prayer backwards. We pray “after the fact”! We pray for help when we end up in divorce court instead of praying we marry the right person and then praying each day for our marriage. We pray for our wayward children instead of praying for them when they are little…asking God to lead, guide and direct them; asking God to have His hand on them keeping them from rebellion; asking God to lead them to the right job, the right mate, the right church. I think we need to go on the offensive every day instead of praying when things fall apart. Our prayers are like shutting the barn door after the horse gets out! Too late!