How should we pray

[Guest HIS girl]

I realised one morning at a Womens Prayer Breakfast that I prayed "better" with my eyes open. Sounds strange but it's true!!

[Guest man]

I couldn't answer the poll, because speaking to God aloud and silently is important and it does matter that we do both.

Could you show where it states that?

[Guest man]

speak to God, not towards man.....

[Guest Biblicist]

The Bible speaks of both types. I think God is happy to hear from you, even if you pray with your eyes open, while driving to work, with a cup of coffee between your knees, a piece of toast clutched in one hand while you are holding the babies paci in their mouth with the other....

I agree. But I think that He would want you to have at least ONE hand free for driving!

picky picky.....

[Guest Biblicist]

The Bible speaks of both types. I think God is happy to hear from you, even if you pray with your eyes open, while driving to work, with a cup of coffee between your knees, a piece of toast clutched in one hand while you are holding the babies paci in their mouth with the other....

LOL wow I didn't think anyone else had ever done that! Hummm we probably shouldn't be going down the same stretch of road at the same time huh?

Probably not.

[ayin jade]

What matters is the prayer comes from the heart. Sometimes in my praying, I do open my mouth and pray out loud. Im usually not even aware Im doing it. In Acts, the disciples prayed aloud sometimes. Where Jesus says do not pray on street corners, was a reference to making a scene out of praying in public, so that folks admired you for praying, rather than praying to Him.

For those who pray silently, and insist that praying out loud is not right, how many of you pray silently but tell someone "Im praying for you". Is that the same thing as praying aloud?

[Guest HIS girl]

This is all new to me..wow..I've never heard it said NOT to pray out loud. And I'm not talking about the example Jesus gave of praying loudly on the street corners for everyone to hear either.

The 2 main ingredients of prayer is Sincerity and Truth. To pray in Spirit and in Truth. Can't beat that!!

[Guest]

... Lord, teach us to pray.... Luke 11:1

[Guest man]

I've never heard it said NOT to pray out loud.

I've never heard anyone say that either.

The way I see it, if it's coming from the heart and you're not making a spectacle of it, you're doing it right.

[Floatingaxe]

I couldn't answer the poll, because speaking to God aloud and silently is important and it does matter that we do both.

Could you show where it states that?

Where doesn't it state in Scripture that we are free to shout unto God, as well as to go into our closet to pray. (Actually in my closet time, I'm speaking out loud, too.) We are to pray without ceasing, which includes all forms of prayer. I love the way David spoke to AND WITH God---freely, in shouts of praise, with loud wails of despair, shouts of adoration, dancing for joy (using His body!), and quiet, contemplative speech. David is a great role model. Jesus Himself spoke to His Father in private, but He spoke out loud as well, and in public, too.

God hangs on our every word! He loves it.