pray continually

kit_kat_katie · Jul 29, 2003

Hey I have been challenged recently about prayer. My friend gave me the verse Luke 18 v 1-8 about the widow and the judge and how she was so persistant. It made me think we should be persistant with our prayers.
Don't know about you, but sometimes when I pray I think "oh God isn't gonna answer that because it is so petty" or he will never help me out in this situation.
Well I have come to realise through this passage that God will answer our prayers but in a way that we might not expect.
We need to pray big prayers and to keep on praying them. If we don't pray, nothing will happen, if we do pray, something will happen. God is sooooooooo good and faithful to us!!
Lotsa love Katie

sbbqb7n16 · Jul 29, 2003

Very very true

But God may move regardless of whether we pray or not... sometimes God just feels like doing good things just because that's who He is

At least however when you pray you have a chance for prayer to bring about a quick result... without it, you automatically choose the hard way. Does that make sense?

Also read this verse:
2 Chr*16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the physicians.
2 Chr*16:13 So Asa slept with his fathers, having died in the forty-first year of his reign.

fieldmouse3 · Jul 29, 2003

Good post! Gotta love the ones that give you something to think about.

PuppyforChrist · Jul 29, 2003

Yeah I agree. Praise the Lord!

andrewbee · Jul 30, 2003

Just pray when you darn well feel like it. He usually works in his time and his way regardless of your prayer. God will always be there, and so will you.

Yitzchak · Jul 30, 2003

All scrirpture is given to us for our edification and instruction. The passage in Luke is there to instruct us on prayer and perhaps even some more subtle lessons as well.
Putting that verse into practice in our lives is the best thing we can do. Thanks for the encouragement.

thrash · Jul 30, 2003

Indeed! But I believe that you should also pray to the Lord with praise as well as for help and needs ect. I think a simple little prayer stating that you love the Lord means a lot.

sbbqb7n16 · Jul 31, 2003

It's like gold Thrash... like gold

highergrounds · Jul 31, 2003

Indeed we need to pary continuously.
But how is it that even though we may pray contiually our prayers will not be answered? No matter how big or hard the pratyers are!
James says, when we pray with wrong motives.
Mark says, when we are living in unforgiveness.
Romans says, we repay evil with evil.

Throughout the books of the prohets, sin lead God not listening to the prayers and cries of his people. In Isaiah 8 God turned Isreal's enemies on them when they were praying for opposite to happen because of unfaithfulness.

I believe we can make progress by living in daily repentance as we also pray our BIG and HARD prayers. :pray:

feeling great this morning.

SirKenin · Jul 31, 2003

I've lived exactly and literally what that passage has spoken to. It's there for good reason. Glad you're highlighting it in your studies

JesseB. · Jul 31, 2003

I pray at least 3 times a day. Mostly in my head though. Prayer is very important to me. Without prayer, I am nothing. Jesus commanded us to pray without ceasing. Well, that's what I do. I even pray when I don't know I am! I am really a Prayer Warrior.

wolflady · Jul 31, 2003

I agree with other responses. My verse is "And in that day shall the deaf hear the worlds of the book..." Isaiah 29:18. It's for deaf christian people. Smiling

Christy

wolflady · Jul 31, 2003

"Pray continue" I Thess. 5:17 and "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's Will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thess. 5:18

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