How Important is Prayer

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crossnote

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Whats your thoughts on this? And in case you are interested in reading the blog I wrote on this subject, feel free to read it at A Thinking Christian - Growing Inspired Through Scripture
Judging by the responses so far, I guess not very important.

Looking at the article, I noticed not once did it mention 'cross', 'torn veil', 'blood' etc., instead it stated something like...

God calls us to a closer relationship. We are grafted into his Family, he is our father, and Jesus is our brother, and we are all brothers and sisters.
Yes, without the blood bought sacrifice at Calvary there is no access into His Presence. The way the article presents prayer it almost sounds like a Buddhist, Muslim or New Ager could join in the 'relationship' as we are 'his Family 'all brothers and sisters'. (notice 'his' was not in caps but 'Family' was?).
 

jb

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mcubed

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Over the past 28+ years I cannot imagine life not talking to my Daddy, my Lord, my Savior. We wake up together with me saying, " G-d morning Daddy, thank You for life today" and we go go to bed together saying, thank you daddy for today, I love you". Then We have our in between. Some days He just gets a words throughout my day day, others my heart is so heavy and burdened I'm on my knees pouring my heart out to Him. Most days I'm repenting like craze to Him but there is never a day I don't let Him know I know how WONDERFUL HE IS!!!!! He has never not spoke back to me, usually with His Word, He reminds me of a Scripture or will actually impress on my heart to look one up. I specifically remember being in the bathtub talking to Daddy about being afraid of not loving my child, when I was pregnant. I thought my child was a cures for my sin, getting knocked up. I have always been my mother's curse, her words, because my parents were married but not to each other, when she had me. I talked to Him, We talked about my fear, I repented for premarital sex and Daddy and I just talked. He told me to read Galatians 3:13. I did not know what it said so I went and got my Bible, it said, I was free from the curse of the Law and cursed is any man who hangs on the tree. I praised Him, in an istantstant I know the life inside me was a BLESSING NOT A CURSE!!!! That was 27 years ago that is just a highlight of the DEEP MOMENTS DADDY and I HAVE SHARIED JUST TALKING..... People call it PRAYING.....
 

Joidevivre

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If we do not pray, how else do we have a relationship with our Lord? Believing is not a relationship.
 

longtrekker

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