When Jesus taught the disciples how to pray, it didn't include a bucket load of tears, nor was it long-winded or rambling on just to fill the air, nor did it sound mournful or unintelligible!
5 "Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, 10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 "For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
Matt 6:5-15
What point is there in contriving fake emotions? Jesus Himself said that our Father knows what we need before we ask Him! So why do we need to pray in some fancy learned manner? Get to the point! Say what's on your mind, say what's in your heart! Be honest - Gods big enough - He can handle it! There is no need to fake it! There's no need to put on an act to keep others happy! Your meant to pray, not please humans!
And when you don't know what to pray - shut up and listen! The Holy Spirit is always speaking to us! Or trying to! When was the last time you shut up and listened to Him!??
Praying what God puts on your heart or in your head is far better and more effective than any prayer you could ever come up with on your own!
Example!
Person "a" has severe and life threatening health issues!
You can either jump right in and pray for healing! Proclaiming health and healing in the name of Jesus until you are blue in the face and half passed out from effort and exertion! And the result is that person "a" still has severe and life threatening health issues!
Or... You could apply a little common sense and shut up! Then, once you have successfully shut up, you can then turn your ears towards God and listen carefully to what He has to tell you! He could be telling you that person "a" has severe unforgiveness and bitterness, due to being abuses as a child. Person "a" thus needs to forgive the perpetrator of the crime, and receive healing for the damage done ... and maybe, just maybe, there is a possibility, that when person "a" does this, their physical health issues will be healed, because unforgiveness and bitterness tend to (but not always) show up in the human body and physical symptoms!
In this case, jumping in and asking for physical healing is simply fastening a band aid over the wound! And when you have a festering wound, it is best to clean out the crap - that being the unforgiveness and bitterness!
So, when was the last time you shut up and listened to God?
May Gods blessings shower down upon you. And may you be coated in the dust of your Rabbi!
5 "Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, 10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 "For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
Matt 6:5-15
What point is there in contriving fake emotions? Jesus Himself said that our Father knows what we need before we ask Him! So why do we need to pray in some fancy learned manner? Get to the point! Say what's on your mind, say what's in your heart! Be honest - Gods big enough - He can handle it! There is no need to fake it! There's no need to put on an act to keep others happy! Your meant to pray, not please humans!
And when you don't know what to pray - shut up and listen! The Holy Spirit is always speaking to us! Or trying to! When was the last time you shut up and listened to Him!??
Praying what God puts on your heart or in your head is far better and more effective than any prayer you could ever come up with on your own!
Example!
Person "a" has severe and life threatening health issues!
You can either jump right in and pray for healing! Proclaiming health and healing in the name of Jesus until you are blue in the face and half passed out from effort and exertion! And the result is that person "a" still has severe and life threatening health issues!
Or... You could apply a little common sense and shut up! Then, once you have successfully shut up, you can then turn your ears towards God and listen carefully to what He has to tell you! He could be telling you that person "a" has severe unforgiveness and bitterness, due to being abuses as a child. Person "a" thus needs to forgive the perpetrator of the crime, and receive healing for the damage done ... and maybe, just maybe, there is a possibility, that when person "a" does this, their physical health issues will be healed, because unforgiveness and bitterness tend to (but not always) show up in the human body and physical symptoms!
In this case, jumping in and asking for physical healing is simply fastening a band aid over the wound! And when you have a festering wound, it is best to clean out the crap - that being the unforgiveness and bitterness!
So, when was the last time you shut up and listened to God?
May Gods blessings shower down upon you. And may you be coated in the dust of your Rabbi!
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