Monday, March 05, 2007

Hey people!

It has been a long time since this blog is updated(not sure how many of you do visit this blog though). Anyway how time flies! We have already moved on from "prayer" and now we're at "faith". Alright, just to give a summary on the topic on "prayer".

What do you think is the most effective kind of prayer?
Scripture prayer. Jesus is God's Word(John 1:1,14)=He left behind the Father's words and promises so that we can pray His words and claim His promises. Jesus showed us 3 vital truths in praying God's Word through His life in the Temptation(matt 4:1-11). Praying in God's Word is a language of
(i)Faith: Putting trust in His Word pleases Him (2 Cor 1:20/Heb 11:6)
(ii)Praise: His Word sustain us and is indeed worthy of praise (psalm 19:7-8)
(iii)Love: We take to heart what He says and commit ourselves to do our part in every promise we claim

Then we talked about hindrances to prayer
1.Wrong Kind of prayer
2.Out of God's will
2.Habouring a sin
4.Lack of faith
5.Lack of corresponding action
6.Wrong motives
7.Unforgiveness
8.Not specific

Like what Paul said, we should all "Pray unceasingly". This means that we have the flow of the spirit and attitudes of prayer. There must first be a yearning of God in our hearts that willgive us the persistance to pray unceasingly.Speak to God as you would to a friend and just talk to Him for God loves to hear from you! I hope all of you will enjoy prayer as much as I do! =)


In His love and mine,
Serena