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Do you ever have these wrestling thoughts and questions about prayer? Or maybe you have some others doubts that hinder you from having a powerful prayer life
Prayer is communication with God.
Prayer is my response to the character of God and the will of God.
We offer prayers to the Father, in the name of the Son the Lord Jesus Christ, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
According to the Scriptures, we are to pray: Always, constantly, regularly. It says we are to pray anytime, day or night. We are to pray at mealtimes. And, we are to pray in times of need as well as in times of rejoicing. We are to pray without ceasing.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”
Martin Luther said, “I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.”
We think exactly the opposite.
We say, “I have so much to do today, I can’t pray.”
Luther said, “I have so much to do today; I must pray.”
Another thing is that Luther tied prayer to study. “He that has prayed well has studied well.”
Is that you? Is that me?
John Wesley spent 2 hours per day with God in prayer.
The ability to prayer does not happen by accident. It takes diligent effort. Prayer is something we learn. It involves a process of growth. It will take time. It will take efforton your part. It takes learning to communicate freely, openly, unashamedly