Prayer- talking with God

[IreneMcg]

Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God! I will be praised among the nations, I will be praised in the earth.

Hush, be still God is here. We need to learn to be quiet, to allow God to speak to us, befotre reading our Bibles ask God to speak to us through His word. At the start of a new day ask God's blessing on it..Prayer is the excitement of encountering God. prayer is the Christian's vital breath.

How does God speak to us? It's not always in the same way, we are all individuals, sometimes it will be in a forceful way, sometimes through dreams and sometimes through a still small voice, sometimes he speaks to us through an appreciation of Nature around us, His glorious creation.

God likes to hear our prayers.

1Pe 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears open to their prayers. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.

Job 33:26 he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.

God promises to hear our prayers.

2Ch 7:14 if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2Ch 7:15 Now My eyes shall be open, and My ears shall be open to the prayer of this place.

Does God always answer prayer?

Joh 15:7 If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.

Luk 11:9 And I say to you, Ask and it shall be given you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you.

Psa 91:14 Because He has set His love on Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him on high, because He has known My name.

Psa 91:15 He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.

Psa 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.

Sometimes God's answer is no, or not at the moment. but, he will always answer our prayers in some way.

2Co 12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.

2Co 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me.

How to pray.

Mat 6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Mat 6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your room. And shutting your door, pray to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

Mat 6:7 But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

Mat 6:8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Mat 6:9 Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Mat 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread;

Mat 6:12 and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Joining with others in prayer.

Mat 18:19 Again I say to you that if two of you shall agree on earth as regarding anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in Heaven.

We are commanded to pray and give thanks to God

1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

1Th 5:18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

We have the Holy Spirit to help us pray.

Gal 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Prayers should be offered up:

IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Eph 6:18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

IN ASSURANCE OF FAITH

Heb 10:22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies having been washed with pure water.

WITH THE HEART

Jer 29:13 And you shall seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Psa 119:58 I looked for Your favor with all my heart; be merciful to me according to Your Word.

WITH CONFIDENCE THAT GOD WILL HEAR OUR PRAYERS

Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1Jo 5:15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.

WITH BOLDNESS

Heb 4:16 Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

So, Let's go boldly before the throne of Grace in our time of prayer. Prayer is also about worship and praise but i will look at them another time. We have a God who answers prayer.

[hippo's hope is HIM]

Awesome post.

Thank you for all the verses.

Worship, and praise....you ready to go there now??

God bless you,

Beth

[Guest ReflectionsofHim]

Sometimes we all forget that prayer is a 2 way street.

We have to do probably as much, or more, listening than we do talking!!! We must pause long enough to hear what the other one we are in conversation with has to say and that definitely goes for God being that "other One"! Sometimes someone will say (I even say it too!) that they are praying and praying about something...but are we listening and listening? And sometimes we are so busy listening with the mind that we aren't listening with the heart. And when I say "we" I do mean myself as well! God so wants to hear from us, but He also has so much to say to us!

Love to you through our Jesus,

Reflections/Ref

[zeke]

loved cmments on spiritual warfare true oneness with Holy father come's with prayers offered up frome contrite heart