Saturday, August 6, 2016

REALIGNING OUR PRAYER
MATT. 6:8


       It's been a few months since I wrote my last blog. Busy summer months and enjoying this beautiful weather, I love summer! This morning when I got up I was drawn to this scripture about prayer. Yes, I know I have a few posts already about prayer but this one is a little different. 
       How do we pray? Is it a technique we use or it is the "5 Steps for Effective Prayer" book we just read or heard? These are good but it is really getting back to basics. We are a people that sometimes like to complicate things!!
       Here are some of my notes I took this morning.
--People assume prayer has more to do with technique than with internal attitudes and realities.
--True heart to heart communication with God, whether private or public, is rewarded and will have a profound effect on our spiritual growth.

**THE POINT OF PRAYER IS NOT TO GET ANSWERS FROM GOD, BUT TO HAVE PERFECT AND COMPLETE ONENESS WITH HIM.**

**WE ARE NOT HERE TO PROVE THAT GOD ANSWERS PRAYER, BUT TO BE LIVING TROPHIES OF GOD'S GRACE.**

--Prayer helps us to nurture our relationship with God.
**MANY TIMES, PRAYER CHANGES US INSTEAD OF OUR SITUATIONS.**

--Prayer can reinforce our confidence in God.
--Prayer can realign our confidence in God.
--God wants to give us an abundant life so we can pass it on to others.
--He blesses us so we can live accordingly to His plan.

**THE QUESTION IS: ARE WE LIVING IN GOD'S PLAN FOR US?**

--The answer can be found in the relationship we have with Him.

**HAVE WE SUBSTITUTED GOD'S WILL WITH OUR WILL??**

--It is so easy to get caught up in all the "stuff" going on right now. The media has a powerful influence on how we view things. This includes social media!!

**WE NEED TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING THAT GOD IS WITH US AND THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE ARE LIVING IN HIS WILL FOR US!!**

**THIS COMES FROM A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER THROUGH PRAYER.**
    
    Ponder on these and see how your prayer life is forming. It makes me to take a second look at how I pray and where my heart really is.

God Bless!!

Paul