‘” Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 The
correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood
from our hearts. Our blood flows and our breathing continues “without ceasing”;
we are not even conscious of it, but it never stops. And we are not always
conscious of Jesus keeping us in perfect oneness with God, but if we are obeying
Him, He always is. Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint.
Beware of anything that stops the offering up of prayer.[…] The things Jesus
taught about prayer are supernatural truths He reveals to us.” CHAMBERS
God created us in such a way that we don’t have to
think about breathing … making our heart beat .. and many other things that go
on inside your body …. it’s called the autonomic nervous system. Imagine if every second you had to say to
yourself .. heart beat … lungs breathe … eyes blink .. you would have time for
nothing else … If you have ADD you would
be in real trouble! So God set some
things in motion that happen on their own and we don’t have to think about
them. There are some things that are not
autonomic that you do so often, you actually don’t remember doing them. Taking the key out of the ignition is one that
I do and really don’t even remember putting the keys in my pocket.
Praying should be another. Praying is conversation with God. There is no special language you must use .... some pray using King James English ... but that is not necessary ... most Christians in the world don't know King James English (that would be the "thee" and "thou" language you find in the King James authorized version of the Bible). But whatever language you speak .. speak you must .. maybe not so others can hear ... put God can hear you ....
Dallas Holmes sang a song and the lyrics went something like this. "The eyes of God are upon me. He knows everything I've done. The arms of God are around me, they keep me safe and secure. And He knows where I am every hours of every day. He knows each thought I think He knows each word that I might say. And although there are times I have been out of His will, I've never been out of His care."
"You stay connected with people by talking to
them .. Well .. it might be “Facebooking” with them … but you stay connected … But in an
even more intentional way .. you need to stay connected with the Father through
prayer. Living a successful spiritual
life means that you must do spiritual things .. keep your focus …. praying is
at the top of the list. It requires that
you be intentional until it becomes natural … until you don’t even realize you
are doing it … just like breathing.
(1
Thessalonians 5:16-23) “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything
give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench
the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.
Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you
completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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