Seven Thoughts on Prayer

Seven Thoughts on Prayer            

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Matthew 14:23 NIV

After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,...

Luke 18:1 NIV

[The Parable of the Persistent Widow] Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Praying is truly good for us and Jesus gave us great examples on how to pray, when to pray, and where to pray.  Without communications to friends we lose touch, so to it is with God.  We should pray, and pray, and pray, everyday.  It is good for the heart, the brain, but most of all, our eternal life.

1.    Instead of counting sheep when your bedtime is restlessness, pray, and especially pray for others.  Sleep can come much faster.  In addition, counting your blessings in prayer is always better than enumerating your problems in restlessness.  The latter is uselessness; the former, God's will.
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2.  We must understand the difference between our wants and our needs when we pray.  Just as with parents and their children, parents and God often just will say “no” to our wants but will supply needs and supply them in abundance.  There is much glory in our wants not being supplied.  It teaches us patience;  with our parents it teaches understanding of circumstances; and it makes us realize that often our wants are not good for us.

One of the great mistakes parents make is when they supply too many of their children's wants under the guise of "trying to make a life better for their children".  

In teaching middle school and high school I saw such folly when parents give in to their children and defend every wrong they did.  One "child" in the ninth grade wore the latest in everything, had no respect for authority, thought she could leave the room without asking, and basically was given nearly every want by her mother except values.  This "child" had two children of her own before the 10th grade.

In aggressively giving children their desires, parents are not serving the best interest of the child.  All of us must learn patience and it starts with good parents teaching such to their children.
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3.  I have heard that there are people who think that God does not hear their prayers.  Often, I wonder if their problem is do they stop talking long enough to listen.  God wants us to listen for His answers more than we talk.  If He wanted us to talk more than we listen, He would have given us two mouths and one ear.
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4.  I have heard there are people who think God does not answer their prayers.  Maybe, they received the answer, but it was not what they wanted, and kept listening, or worse, quit praying.  Often, especially in prayers for our wants, the answer is “no” or “Be patient and wait”.   In all things for God, pray in patience, and do "not give up".  It is to God's Glory we patiently wait.
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5.  God does answer our prayers in due time, in accordance to his time, and at just the right time.  If He seems slow with answers,  it may be that He has important desires to teach us to be patient.  However, when we get answers, because we do not like the answers to our prayers does not mean they are not answered.  If you get an answer you do not like (such as “no”), again, pray for patience.  There may be something better coming than what you asked for or what you asked for was, perhaps, not good for you.  Patience in praying for our needs is of paramount importance in our righteous relationship with God.
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6.  Praying “Not my will but your will be done” and truly accepting that as Jesus did is difficult because it demands clear and total submission to God.  This is made supremely difficult by the society we live in.  Our society teaches us to be, dress, seek, and live like people around you; to be accepted by people and do as society and government wants.  Living God’s way sets you apart and makes you different and open to ridicule.   It can be a difficult path to walk but the rewards are great.

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7.  Humble, submissive prayer as in the example of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane is truly so important to our righteous relationship with God.  How else are we to truly know what God plans for us unless we talk to Him and then in patience listen.

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Thanks be to God

  

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