How To Really Pray To God!!

Praying difficult prayers is an important part of our relationship with God. Being able to simply ask God for patience or to purify and refine us in the fires of affliction are crucial steps in this walk of faith. We simply must trust Him that He will take care of us. Because He always will.

That video is of one Philip Blair, a sometimes controversial street preacher.

He teachers deliverance and being "slain in the Spirit", which I believe is part of Word of Faith and New Apostolic Reformation teachings.

I've come across a few "discernment" articles calling him out, but those ministries are themselves on shaky ground Biblically. That's why I haven't posted any links.

Just something to chew on..............

I prefer to model my prayers after the prayers offered in the Bible, particularly the prayer Jesus taught.

Matthew, Chapter 6:

7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


He told us how to really pray to God. Why do men think they know better than Christ how we should do things? And it's not just in praying, I see this a lot where men insert their wisdom into Scripture and try to replace the word of God.

Caveat emptor.
I learned this one the hard way.
Last time I prayed to God to teach me patience, God answered within days. Answer? I was made to wait for the next 10 YEARS...! Very painful lesson.

But I asked for it myself. God simply gave me what I asked for. I was being taught patience. Thankfully, I was intelligent enough not to pray for strenght also, or I would have calamities added to the wait, to build up my strength as well. Then I understood what it meant:

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"

Pray for deliverance and receive deliverance. Pray for difficulty, and receive difficulty.

Yeah, he does street performing and fake healing like Todd White. Four thumbs down.

I'm confused, what makes a prayer difficult besides a god that is too small, too weak, or one that doesn't care?

For me it's knowing there is nothing I can say that God doesn't know or have in his plan.

I did a couple of blogs on prayer, you can find them Here and Here

I hear ya. I have to remind myself that even our praying is in His plan