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How do I feel comfortable praying?
G. Driggs:
Hi Ryan, here is a great paper on praying from Brother Ray
http://bible-truths.com/praying.htm
Im reading it (right now) for 3rd or 4th time, and it's amazing how much I missed the first 2 or 3 times!
Everything else posted here is very good as well, take it to heart.
I just try to be sincere, respectful and fearful (reverent fear) when I pray to Him all day long in my thoughts.
God be with you Brother, G.Driggs
Roy Coates:
I would just like to add;
You had a special experience there is no doubt. It has left you wanting more of the Father. Hold that thought! Be grateful he is working in you, and continue to want more. He has you right where He wants you and there is nothing you can do to change His mind or plans.
I have shared in a similar experience. I would say it is just a small sample of things to come. I would like that experience over and over again, but I only get it when and how the Father directs.
Peace,
Roy
Marky Mark:
The Rysta.Hello.
Here is an email to Ray on prayer,hope it helps.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,7086.0.html
Dear Darren:
I am sure that your problem which also effects many others, is a problem of faith (belief). If Jesus were sitting with you in your living room or bedroom, just five or six feet away, you would have zero problem speaking with Him. But you do NOT see Him sitting or standing five or six feet from you. You may picture Him way way in outer space or in come uninviting secret chamber of Divine Holiness or whatever. It is hard to try and speak with Someone in such a setting. God is ever present RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. He is closer to you than your own heart and lungs (Acts 17:27). The song lyrics: "He is in the tree tops, so tall; in the sparrow, so small," is Scripturally accurate. You have to know that God is present at all times. I never try to "send" my prayers into outer space or any such nonsense. I whisper to God right where I am. I talk to God (with reverence) in the same words and tones that I spe ak to my wi fe or best friends. Did you ever take a car trip with a friend that lasted all day? Do you have to "strain" to make conversation? Do you only talk about profound, deep, spiritual, things, with lofty words? No, of course not, and neither should you pray to God in such a manner.
God is your Father and Jesus is your Elder Brother and Saviour. TALK to them of your feelings, and your needs, and your desires, and your frustrations, and everything that is on your mind. When I awake each morning I pray for those coming to our site; I pray for my web master and my best friends; I pray for my wife and daughter; I pray for wisdom and understanding; I pray for humility--I pray for EVERYTHING THAT IS ON MY MIND! I KNOW that God is (not there) but HERE, right where I am. If I thought for one moment that God was not hearing me and answering me and concerned over me and loving me--I wouldn't pray at all. I do not pray as the Church does that God will "CHANGE HIS MIND" about things that are happening and make things better for me than He originally intended. I thank God that He NEVER EVER CHANGES HIS MIND. There is great security in that profound truth. God ALWAYS does things RIGHT the FIRST tim e around!!
We must stop asking God to "get in tune with OUR WISHES," and begin asking God to "get us in tune WITH HIS WISHES!" Remember always the words of our Lord: "THY WILL be done...."
And as Jesus Himself prayed in the garden, "NOT as I will but as THOU" (Matt. 26:39). There is nothing easier than to talk with a close friend. Jesus is OUR FRIEND and we are HIS FRIEND if we obey Him (John 15:14) . I will pray for you that God will be as real to you as you are to you.
Ray
Peace...Mark
cjwood:
excellent email mark, excellent. each of us should read it over and over and over again. therysta my younger brother, always, always remember that Jesus IS in us, as ray stated, if we are in Him. also know that the physical will always try to tell you that your prayer life needs a physical feeling in your heart and mind, but the physical flesh is out to destroy you and your faith in our Father and our Brother Jesus Christ. it is only the spiritual that can be trusted and you can only trust if the spirit of our Father has given you faith. remember too that with His Truths, seeing (and feeling) is not believing, but believe and you will see God's work in your life and your prayer life in particular. stay in His Word and His Word will stay in you. as ray said in the email mark posted, talk to your Father and your Brother Christ Jesus just as you would talk to a dear close friend. i know that i seem to just talk out loud or within my own mind to my Father all day long. and, when i know there are specific things i need to speak to God about, but my mind is so cluttered with all these things, that i just say, "Father You know what i need and Your will is better than anything i could ask or even think, so Father let Thy will be done." none of this is to take away the fact that the spirit of our Creator can and does sometimes cause a unique experience of His spirit when you come to Him in prayer. keep on praying, however is best for you. just keep on speaking to Abba Father for He is ALWAYS just a thought away.
claudia
judith collier:
These replies are all so good! As to WHERE is God, I have to do something physical at times because I have a history of NOT having anyone present in my formative years that was too concerned about me.I place my hand over my heart and remind myself He is there. I also had trouble believing God was LISTENING(well, yeah)in the beginning, so I would say everytime OVER and OVER to myself that this was God and not a person and God does not lie, He is listening! Judy
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