The Toronto Raptors are just one win away from reaching the NBA finals, and in the midst of it all point guard Jeremy Lin is staying focused on prayer. 

Lin is very open about his Christian faith and often posts about it on his social media. He often uses the hashtag #InJesusNameIPlay. He also operates a prayer group for fans through his website.

In a recent email sent out to the prayer group, according to the Gospel Herald, Lin said he said he wanted to share "something that's been on my heart.

"God wants a loving relationship and prayer fosters that!"

"The one thing I've been reminded of recently is that prayer is more for us than for God," he said. "God's all-powerful and doesn't 'need' our prayers, but He really appreciates when we pray."

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Lin told his readers that prayer is an act that brings the person praying into a closer relationship with God.

"It acknowledges that He is God and we are not, it brings necessary humble surrender into our lives and it simply brings intimacy in our relationship with God," Lin said, adding: "For real that's a trip if you really think about it -- we can communicate with the creator of this universe whenever we want!

"At the end of the day, God wants a loving relationship and prayer fosters that! Reminding myself that prayer is for me and not for God has given me a different perspective," he shared.

Lin said that a person once told him, "I don't have a specific answer to my prayers, but I have noticed God answering me in a different way I expected; He's promoting change in me. And maybe that's the greater miracle in praying, God might not only shift our circumstances, but also shift ourselves, our perspective, and our heart."