Soaking prayer

[nebula]

When someone says, "If you do this or if you do that, God will hear you better", I turn around and walk away.

Who is saying that?

[~candice~]

I totally get this. Just being still and soaking up (enjoying) the presence of God... I quite like it. It's good to practice doing this too, getting into the presence of God and just sitting. Then when you have hectic crazy days like mine, you can take out 10 seconds or a minute, close your eyes, and go there again.

[Fez]

I totally get this. Just being still and soaking up (enjoying) the presence of God... I quite like it. It's good to practice doing this too, getting into the presence of God and just sitting. Then when you have hectic crazy days like mine, you can take out 10 seconds or a minute, close your eyes, and go there again.

Amen andy and Nebula!

During worship I often find myself on the floor on my knees. And at home, soaking up the Holy Spirit while listening to worship music or reading my bible happens as well.

I would however like it to be spontaneous, as the Spirit moves me.

Much the same as breaking bread. if I don't feel I am quite right with God at the time, and would just be going through the motions, I don't do it. (this is scriptural)

[Guest man]

When someone says, "If you do this or if you do that, God will hear you better", I turn around and walk away.

Who is saying that?

From the posted link.

Soaking prayer is simply positioning yourself to express your love to God. It is not intercession. It is not coming to God with a list of needs. It is the act of entering into the presence of God to experience His love -- and then allowing the love of God through the Holy Spirit to revolutionize your love for Him.

[Guest man]

Something I found on the web.

Prayer in its simplest form in the Bible is calling on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26), and in each instance where it is found in Scripture, it is descriptive of communicating with God. Soaking prayer starts that way, but quickly devolves into a trance-like meditative state. This is when soaking prayer ceases to be biblical and becomes more like a New Age practice or something an adherent of Hinduism would participate in.

Link.

[Isaiah 6:8]

So I agree, "soaking" though I prefer in private with just me and HIM. Sometimes, during a Regular worship services sometimes I have done the same type of thing, long before it had a name!

[Guest man]

I am interested in hearing from people who have experienced this, practiced it, or any views on this, as I have noticed there are different opinions about it.

Do a search on "Soaking Prayer"......"The Purpose of Soaking Prayer"......"Contemplative Prayer"....and "The purpose of Contemplative Prayer".

Soaking Prayer and Contemplative Prayer are similar in how it's practiced. What you will find is that it is not biblical in nature.

[nebula]

When someone says, "If you do this or if you do that, God will hear you better", I turn around and walk away.

Who is saying that?

From the posted link.

Soaking prayer is simply positioning yourself to express your love to God. It is not intercession. It is not coming to God with a list of needs. It is the act of entering into the presence of God to experience His love -- and then allowing the love of God through the Holy Spirit to revolutionize your love for Him.

You are seriously reading into this something that absolutely is not there.

Do you suppose that having a relationship with the Lord is something that is only experienced and expressed through the mind?

[nebula]

Something I found on the web.

Prayer in its simplest form in the Bible is calling on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26), and in each instance where it is found in Scripture, it is descriptive of communicating with God. Soaking prayer starts that way, but quickly devolves into a trance-like meditative state. This is when soaking prayer ceases to be biblical and becomes more like a New Age practice or something an adherent of Hinduism would participate in.

Link.

What is this person basing his/her statement on?

Since when is being love-struck a "trance"?

[Guest]

.... The Devil is the master copy and paste artist... he tried to challenge Jesus with scripture. I don't get how people can' be more careful in what they approve... and if what they believe IS genuine why can't they explain it coherently?....

Dear Brother

I Couldn't Agree More About That Old Dust Eater

And I Am A Cut And Run Brother When I Find Myself In Some Place The LORD Do Not Put Me

And The Word Is Indeed A Wonder Filled Place To Look Into The Deep Yearning Of God Toward His Children

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalms 42:7-8

And Of His Children Toward God

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalms 42:1

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Well Then

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. Psalms 116:7

There Is This

Be still, and know that I am God:

I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalms 46:10

And This

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God

more than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6

And This

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door,

I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20

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Some

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalms 23:1-3

Just Soak

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalms 27:13-14

Some Just Drop

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. Joshua 5:13-15

But All God's Children Shout Hallelujah!

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Psalms 135:1

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Be Blessed Beloved Of The KING

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:19

Love, Your Brother Joe