Pray without ceasing....
Prayer is the act of 'talking to God'. Even reciting a 'pre-set' prayer can equate to the same thing... sometimes. Unfortunately, not everyone understands or believes in the power of a simple "heart-to-heart" with God. Regardless of your purpose - expressing thanks, giving praise, making a request, venting one's fears/frustrations - one has to believe that God is listening, caring and willing to answer, if one wants the best results for one's effort.1 Thessalonians 5:16 says to "..., pray without ceasing,...", as an encouragement to be persistent in one's talk with God. I believe that that persistence is not only supposed to strengthen one's appeal/praise to God, but also to keep one's mind fixed on one's purpose whilst waiting on God. It is not a mere chanting/repeating of words for the sake of doing so.
Yet, what about those who don't ascribe to this need to "pray without ceasing"? Will they be faulted? I don't think so (but I could be wrong). I just believe that, because 'God knows what I need before I even ask, or think it', there should be no need to "remind" Him all the time, but there's always a need to talk with Him (as one would his/her earthly father who he/she loves).
Just remember..."Prayer changes things", but only if you make use of it:)
Comments (10)
I praise him for having died for me, and also for salvation . I also repent a lot for things I feel were wrong that I said or did during the day.
The Holy Spirit is a great prompter and lets me know now when I go astray. WE are all human and very vulnerable . Thank you for your Blog.
I am familiar with Thessalonians 5:16
Take care, God bless.
You are a good person and you are preaching the word which takes great courage on a site of mostly unbeleivers. God bless you .
And it is sublimely ridiculous to talk with a god who knows your every thought.
As for speaking to an earthly father, if my father had been as cruel as Yahweh, I wouldn't have talked to him.
And it is sublimely ridiculous to talk with a god who knows your every thought.
As for speaking to an earthly father, if my father had been as cruel as Yahweh, I wouldn't have talked to him.