A Little Bit About Prayer

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Blain

Blain

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Prayer I think is a personal thing that is different for every individual. I know lot's of ppl have their own ways of praying and it does different things for others. For me I have two ways that I really connect to God when I pray and they each have a different affect. the first is to lay in my bed in the dark be still and simply connect with him. this kind of prayer is where all the intimacy happens and where he touches my heart. This is when he and I pour our deep affection for each other and I am often times overcome with such a deep heart pounding love and I cry sometime not because I am sad but because of love and I am so touched by him.

The other is going on a walk and when I go on a walk I am constantly in prayer with him and this has many different affects, sometimes in this time together I am filled with a fiery passion for him sometimes I am simply just enjoying my walk with him and today as I was on a walk I had such a powerful hunger for him. I told him how I am not satisfied with the amount of him I have and that I hunger for so much more of him. I told him how I hunger for a much deeper love intimacy and relationship with him and I told him I will do whatever it takes to find him and to have such a love with him. I said I didnt care how far I had to go, how much I had to suffer or how much I would have to give up he and I were going to have such a love together and I refuse to accept anything less. It was truly a blessed walk and I connected with him so deeply and I am so happy
 
Joidevivre

Joidevivre

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My first prayer at possibly 4 yrs. old: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take."

Now it is more like "Oh my Lord, I didn't die last night - thank you, oh thank you so much. I am breathing! - I am walking.!"


Please don't get me wrong - I am not afraid to die and go to heaven, but there are always plans for the next day you really are glad to be around for. Or the birth of another grandchild coming up, etc.
 
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MadParrotWoman

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Joidevivre said:
My first prayer at possibly 4 yrs. old: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take."

Now it is more like "Oh my Lord, I didn't die last night - thank you, oh thank you so much. I am breathing! - I am walking.!"


Please don't get me wrong - I am not afraid to die and go to heaven, but there are always plans for the next day you really are glad to be around for. Or the birth of another grandchild coming up, etc.
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I know what you mean, I pray every morning for having been given another day and for a good night's sleep. I'm not afraid of dying but I've not finished here just yet LOL
 
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MadParrotWoman

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JesusIsAll said:
What? Whut?! How egregious! You've made me stop ironing my panties to respond to this! So, what would you have me do? Change my avatar to a skull and bones, find some emoticons that belch? Well, I'm here to tell you I also get where I'm coming from, sometimes not where I'm going, but that's another topic. Perhaps I've failed to sufficiently show the pride I take in my obnoxious brutishness, but, after all, this is a Bible forum.
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HAHAHAHA yeah...that's the thing with Christian guys (and they are a fairly new discovery to me) they don't have to come over all bullish. Trust me JIA, it was meant as a compliment.
 
RickyZ

RickyZ

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Rosy123 said:
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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So, how exactly does that work out when you're on your knees? Do you actually say these words and these words alone, or are they a template for your own words to follow?
 
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MadParrotWoman

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JesusLives said:
Myself I feel I don't pray enough and a lot of times I don't know what to pray for.....sad but true. The thing is personally I like to think of my day as leaving the phone off the hook in that I want to keep the line of communication open to God all day long and I like to think that He is with me in my thoughts and knows what is going on in my head and at times I will just talk to Him. The reason the phone is off the hook so to speak is that I am also trying really hard to listen to what He might be prompting me to do.

I listened and sent a Bible to tourist when he had mentioned to me that he had left his Bible behind in Maine and the thought came into my mind send the man a Bible and I thought sure I have plenty laying around the house and I can only read one at a time and I also have many different versions of the Bible so I picked a New King James Version to send to him as it was a newer Bible my former Father-In-Law had given me for a recent Christmas and mailed it off to tourist. He was so glad to get this Bible and immediately started reading it and has been reading it ever since and it makes me feel really good that I listened to God and did the simple thing He asked me to do.

So that is what I mean about keeping the phone of the hook so to speak as I like to think our line of communication is always open both way.

Now truth of the matter is I need to listen better than what I do, but God knows it is my hearts desire to pray more and listen more to His prompts.

When I pray on CC I do pray a little more formal than my personal prayers and I do want to show God respect and the fact that at the time I am being a representative of and for Him and I want to show reverence and honor to Him when praying for others.

The laundry list this is when I am not knowing what to pray for as I know that God knows what bothers me and that I want family and friends to be saved I think I rely on the Holy Spirit to translate this for me as I don't really want to list the list everyday even though these people and things might be on my mind daily sometimes I say I don't know what to ask for help me and you know what is on my mind and I do want family and friends to be saved. God knows that and I leave them with Him. I guess it just boils down to me trusting in God and His faithfulness and I know He answers in His perfect timing.
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JL this is SO like how I am it's scary!
 
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MadParrotWoman

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I'm so glad I posted this thread, I've read some fantastic replies and it's been insightful. Thank you everyone who responded and hey guess what...NO arguing on the bible forum - what's that all about??? ;)
 
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Ariel82

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careful it's only been 4 hours.....

??? i wonder what happened to my post?
 
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JesusIsAll

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MadParrotWoman said:
HWi Trust me JIA, it was meant as a compliment.
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Wish you'd told me that sooner, before I got all upset, eye makeup running down my cheeks, the china to replace...
 
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JesusIsAll

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MadParrotWoman said:
I'm so glad I posted this thread, I've read some fantastic replies and it's been insightful. Thank you everyone who responded and hey guess what...NO arguing on the bible forum - what's that all about??? ;)
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Another miracle and the Catholics will put you up for sainthood.
 
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JesusIsAll

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blue_ladybug said:
Hissy fit, much, JIA? lol jk :)
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When I want a comment from the peanut gallery, I talk to myself, thank you. (This is a fact. I had a relative that talked to herself, and somebody once asked her why. She said, "Because it's the most interesting person I know.")
 
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JesusIsAll

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Hey, MadParrotWoman! A gentleman, I presume, just put up a thread "The God who comforts As a Mother." If you would please read the OP, it will perhaps give you some perspective and restore my rightful status as a ruffian.
 
blue_ladybug

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JesusIsAll said:
When I want a comment from the peanut gallery, I talk to myself, thank you. (This is a fact. I had a relative that talked to herself, and somebody once asked her why. She said, "Because it's the most interesting person I know.")
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:eek:Hah hah!! I talk to myself out loud all the time! Every single day, all day. At least I don't argue with myself.. hah!! :)
 
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JesusIsAll

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blue_ladybug said:
:eek:Hah hah!! I talk to myself out loud all the time! Every single day, all day. At least I don't argue with myself.. hah!! :)
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That may be the case, but maybe you should try arguing with yourself. I'll have you know I always win those arguments, which is more than can be said for those who spend their lives arguing with the riffraff. It may not seem so, but there is a madness to my method.
 
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Sweet_T17

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I pray with my family out loud and with quite to myself and I pray with my boyfriend over the phone. I pray each and everyday 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
 
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Powemm

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Rosy123 said:
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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YES! rawr!
 
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Kaycie

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I pray pretty much without ceasing, literally- except when I sin and try to hide my face from God momentarily (no one is perfect). There are many forms of prayer- there is prayer with words (whether verbal or just in your mind). There is silent prayer when you are calm in your soul and just think of God- "Be still and know that I AM God." Psalm 46:10. And there is prayer of the soul in which the Spirit intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Yes, sometimes I have a grocery list- there are many people to pray for and things to pray about. But often times I just talk to Him like He's my best friend.

So I have many forms in which I pray, but I basically pray all day long. When I pray a prayer of thanksgiving for my food, most of the time no one can tell. I can have my eyes open, be in the process of sitting down, and even have eye contact with someone. Jesus says to go where you are not seen to pray- and in my mind is definitely a place where no one can see. And yes, sometimes I do the rushed one sentence. God knows I mean no disrespect.

I also have times that are more, shall we say- reverent. Although I know God understands I can't always have the time or the place or the privacy needed to be completely reverent physically, I am in my mind. But sometimes, when I am alone in the house, I lay on the floor face down, with my arms out to the sides, and bow the lowest I can possibly bow. I use no words, just an attitude of complete submission while my heart worships Him- my great God and King, my Lord, my Master.

When I pray at night, and my prayer of words is over, I either continue with words in my mind or just in thought, and yes I do fall asleep during prayer because I feel like I don't want to let go, I want to stay in His presence while I sleep. Which brings me back to my original thought that I don't ever want to stop praying, in one form or another.

I think it's important to be serious and reverent, but to also have times when it is not so business-like. I talk to God like I talk to a friend. For example, when I see my crush, I say God what a fine man You made, good job! lol. I don't think God wants His children to be like robots and say only business, but to talk to Him about how we feel. To share with Him our gladness and our tears.
 
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elf3

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I listened to a sermon tonight about prayer. I was gonna write somethings about prayer. But I couldn't. Instead I'll just tell you how to find this sermon. I would encourage those truly intent on learning to pray (like me) to listen. It's about 30min long but well worth the time.

On the Web look up "The journey with Ron Moore" the sermon is "The great adventure of prayer, part 1" date 11/19/2014. (Sorry I don't know how to do that post a link thing)

From every post on here I believe it will speak to each one of us.
 
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MadParrotWoman

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JesusIsAll said:
Another miracle and the Catholics will put you up for sainthood.
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...now you're just wanting to upset them Catholics and on my peaceful thread too - shame on you lady...oops I mean man ;)
 
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