I pray to know Christ and to be fully known.
I pray to live; to live in Christ in His vibrant life that is mine if I will pursue Him. He is my shepherd and I hear His voice, and He knows me, and I follow Him.
I hear His voice.
This may sound simple and obvious, but it is a bit more. You see whenever I hear His voice, the Lord knows me. He is not so much trying to affirm me but conform me into His image. Jesus is seen in His voice, and I am seen in His voice. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
I am known.
The only thing that will keep us from entering fully into salvation and its eternity in Christ, besides refusal, unbelief, and perhaps neglect of what has been given, will be that we are not recognized by Christ. “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’” Matthew 7:23
I follow Jesus.
Following Jesus is walking in His steps and His ways; It’s our being yoke to Christ and learning of Him. I am led by the Spirit, but I walk in the steps of Christ. As He is, so are we in this world. “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly of heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29
This is why I pray.