THE WEAPON OF PRAYER - PART 4 * PROBLEMS WITH PRAYER (CONTINUATION) Ephesians 6vs18: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Secondly, we have a problem in the area of knowing how to pray. We tend to say general prayer and we dont often pray specific prayer. We should do specific praying often and not general praying. Another problem we have is we do not know how to listen. What good does it do us to correct the first two deficiencies if we are unable to hear what God is saying in reply to our prayers? We have to learn how to listen. This is particularly difficult for us because we are so activity oriented. We find it difficult to even listen to our spouse or other members of our family for any length of time without tuning them out. Usually, this tuning out is unintentional, but it occurs nonetheless. It is instructive to study the research that has been done in the area of listening skills. I recommend that you do so as it will help you in all interpersonal relationships as well as in your prayer life. Our inability to develop good listening skills has interfered with all our interpersonal relationships. There are many mistakes made in the business world simply because someone did not possess good listening skills. It is the same reason for our inability to listen to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is searching for men and women who will make prayer a priority in their lives. It is only through the Power of Prevailing Prayer that we will be able to have any meaningful effect or change upon this world. God knows this and, unfortunately, so does the devil. Consequently, devil fights against the prayer life of every Christian. For your prayers to be heard and answered, if you are still unsaved, you need to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal Savior now! If you have already backslid, re-dedicate your life to God now, before it is too late! .....TO BE CONTINUED.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:00:35 +0000
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