In your prayer you must combine those four actions about which St. Basil the Great: first glorify God, then thank Him for the blessings shown to you, then confess to Him your sins and transgressions of His commandments and, finally, ask Him for what you need, especially in the matter of your salvation.
Lord, my God! I praise and glorify Your ineffable glory and Your immeasurable greatness - I thank You that, by Your sole goodness, having given me existence and making me worthy to be a partaker of the saving blessings of Your incarnate economy, You have repeatedly delivered me, unknown even to me, from the troubles that threatened me and from the hand of my invisible enemies - I confess to You that countless times I have trampled his conscience and fearlessly violated Your holy commandments, being ungrateful for so many of Your blessings. But, my most merciful God, may this ingratitude not overcome Your goodness, despise my sins and indecencies, look at the tears of my contrition and, according to the multitude of Your bounties, help me even now, give me what is necessary for my salvation and direct my whole life to please You, so that Your all-holy name may be glorified by me, the unworthy.
With this last word, you can count by name all your real spiritual, mental and physical needs, and if at this time you are practicing any special virtue, then remember it too and pray that God will help you to succeed in it perfectly: if you are disturbed by the movements of any passion, pray for help not to succumb to it and drive it away; If you suffer any injustice or insult, or any kind of damage or misfortune, do not forget to thank God for it, because this too, being according to the will of God, is always good, and visits you for your good.