Importance of prayer

[Snow]

Hi :),

Any comments please? 

Jesus prayed!

 Do you pray all the time? 

 Are there times when you don't pray?

Are you too embarrassed sometimes to talk to God?

What happens when we don't pray for extended times?

I am interested to hear from my brothers and sisters please.. 

God bless you Mike

[Wayne222]

What do you mean pray all the time ? I pray daily throughout the day. I don’t pray while working. I feel very at ease praying to God the Father. I if I don’t pray feel weak. I need to be close to God through prayer plus reading the Bible. 

[Marilyn C]

Hi Mike,

Yes, so important in these times to pray. I say `thank you` to God throughout the day, and at certain times pray for others. 

I also like to walk and speak in tongues to build up my spirit.

all the best, Marilyn.

[Neighbor]

7 hours ago, Snow said:

Hi :),

Any comments please? 

Jesus prayed!

 Do you pray all the time? 

 Are there times when you don't pray?

Are you too embarrassed sometimes to talk to God?

What happens when we don't pray for extended times?

I am interested to hear from my brothers and sisters please.. 

God bless you Mike

 "Are we good Lord? Is it good between you and me? Is there a need that I must tend in our relationship?" That beginning of the day, my day, is something I have come to, considering, praying, and seeking response. "What will you have of me Lord?"

Yes I do pray  for myself  for my bride, and for family by name. I also find  that more and more I pray for what/who I perceive  as "enemies".  I pray more and more often it seems for leaders, and of course some of those  I find to be enemies, or opponents of things I believe to be Godly.

I, as example, even found myself in prayerful conversation with God while USA President Biden was addressing the nation USA and the world a couple of evenings ago. I prayed he would get though it without a stumble that would distract from the serious subject and need he was sharing with us all. 

My own  "prayer life" has been greatly  enhanced by  my own bride my old age, for she is a prayer warrior. That and the leading by the Holy Spirit to a church  where Jim Coy was then pastor/shepherd. He espoused having that conversation with Yeshua "Is it good between you and me" each day. Once that sunk in, through awareness and impetus from God the Holy Spirit, I think all my own  prayer/conversation became greatly enhanced.

[Snow]

On 10/21/2023 at 1:20 PM, Wayne222 said:

What do you mean pray all the time ? I pray daily throughout the day. I don’t pray while working. I feel very at ease praying to God the Father. I if I don’t pray feel weak. I need to be close to God through prayer plus reading the Bible. 

Wayne!! My precious brother! i live brothers like you.. I Thessalonians it says pray without ceasing! i guess i am referring to that is that something we can aspire to? I want to be like that!!

King David was very often asking which foot to move next pretty much talking to God and even writing to God!  What an amazing relationship! And i personally feel i take for God and His Agape Love for me for granted! I dont pray without ceasing i take my own path!! All the time!

God bless you Wayne and i mean that precious brother.. Be blessed

[Snow]

23 hours ago, Marilyn C said:

Hi Mike,

Yes, so important in these times to pray. I say `thank you` to God throughout the day, and at certain times pray for others. 

I also like to walk and speak in tongues to build up my spirit.

all the best, Marilyn.

Dearest Mazza

God bless you and Trevor .. I say thank You God throughout the day too what an amazing blessed life we have to approach God with such confidence in the Authoritative and Blessed Name of Jesus

I Love you guys always and forever..

Mike

[Snow]

20 hours ago, Neighbor said:

 "Are we good Lord? Is it good between you and me? Is there a need that I must tend in our relationship?" That beginning of the day, my day, is something I have come to, considering, praying, and seeking response. "What will you have of me Lord?"

Yes I do pray  for myself  for my bride, and for family by name. I also find  that more and more I pray for what/who I perceive  as "enemies".  I pray more and more often it seems for leaders, and of course some of those  I find to be enemies, or opponents of things I believe to be Godly.

I, as example, even found myself in prayerful conversation with God while USA President Biden was addressing the nation USA and the world a couple of evenings ago. I prayed he would get though it without a stumble that would distract from the serious subject and need he was sharing with us all. 

My own  "prayer life" has been greatly  enhanced by  my own bride my old age, for she is a prayer warrior. That and the leading by the Holy Spirit to a church  where Jim Coy was then pastor/shepherd. He espoused having that conversation with Yeshua "Is it good between you and me" each day. Once that sunk in, through awareness and impetus from God the Holy Spirit, I think all my own  prayer/conversation became greatly enhanced.

Dear Neighbour..

I find this interesting thank you you brother

We need to accept God is in control.. Nothing happens without His Say So.. So we pray His Will be done.. Also we are not without a voice with God!! If we have a thought about Gods decisions let us pray in spirit and in truth.. Like when Abraham pleaded for Sodom.. Let us reason with God .. Our eternal Friend our eternal Father

Bless you

Mike

[Neighbor]

Side note to the OP  invitation:

God hears. God is faithful  to answer prayer "rightly"  shared with Him. Not all prayer is asked in a rightful mindset.

God does forewarn of  the fact that He is not a comfort Teddy Bear to be played with too; as the very serious declaration  now labeled as Jeremiah 11 tells all that will read and pray over for understanding and perhaps even dare analyze whether that pertains today directly to oneself as one prepares  the heart and mind for formal prayer ( Conversation ).

God is  awesome!

 

[BibleStudent100]

On 10/20/2023 at 6:31 PM, Snow said:

Jesus prayed!

I apologize Snow if I divert this encouraging discussion down a side channel, but sometimes our friends in the Faith pray to God hoping to have their prayers answered in easily discernible ways.  Historically, though, prayers from our spiritual ancestors recorded in the Bible related more to finding moral strength and enlightenment, enabling them to hold to a righteous course.  Even more so, for Christians, answers to prayers involved matters that were mainly spiritual, not spectacular or powerful acts.  As a result, we should not be disappointed if our prayers are not always answered in the way that we expect or prefer. For example, rather than remove a trial, God might choose to give us “power beyond what is normal” to endure it (2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Timothy 4:17). Never should we minimize the value of such power, nor should we conclude that God did not really answer our prayers at all.

 

[Marilyn C]

17 hours ago, Snow said:

Dearest Mazza

God bless you and Trevor .. I say thank You God throughout the day too what an amazing blessed life we have to approach God with such confidence in the Authoritative and Blessed Name of Jesus

I Love you guys always and forever..

Mike

Thanks Mike,

Now only an aussie bro would call me Mazza, great. We appreciate you and know God is working a deep work in your life that overflows out to others.

Blessings, Marilyn.