"Never stop praying."-- I Thessalonians 5:17(NLT)
One of the greatest tools and weapons we possess is prayer. Prayer is the avenue that links us to the supernatural realm of our heavenly Father. It is the Divine interacting with his sons and daughters. It is not lofty pretense. It does not require that we be poetic or crafty with verbiage. It is simply sharing your heart.
We have made prayer elusive and mysterious. Many people believe that only "spiritual" people can pray, but guess what--we are all spiritual people. So, all of us can pray and should pray. God has made prayer simple--it's just talking to Him.
As we seek God in prayer, He will reveal himself. It may be through an overwhelming feeling of peace or love. He may speak a word or a scripture to your heart. He may use a person to be a blessing to you based on something that you have prayed. He may even give you a dream or a vision. The Bible is full of examples in which God interacted with his people during times of prayer. Consider Cornelius in Acts 10. While he (Cornelius) was in the temple praying, he had vision in which an angel told him that his prayers and good deeds had gone before the throne of God as a memorial offering:
"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God."--Acts 10:1-4(KJV)
There are many ways in which God interacts with his people. The more time we spend in prayer, the more familiar we become with His voice and His presence.
For more information on prayer, visit the Prayer section.
One of the greatest tools and weapons we possess is prayer. Prayer is the avenue that links us to the supernatural realm of our heavenly Father. It is the Divine interacting with his sons and daughters. It is not lofty pretense. It does not require that we be poetic or crafty with verbiage. It is simply sharing your heart.
We have made prayer elusive and mysterious. Many people believe that only "spiritual" people can pray, but guess what--we are all spiritual people. So, all of us can pray and should pray. God has made prayer simple--it's just talking to Him.
As we seek God in prayer, He will reveal himself. It may be through an overwhelming feeling of peace or love. He may speak a word or a scripture to your heart. He may use a person to be a blessing to you based on something that you have prayed. He may even give you a dream or a vision. The Bible is full of examples in which God interacted with his people during times of prayer. Consider Cornelius in Acts 10. While he (Cornelius) was in the temple praying, he had vision in which an angel told him that his prayers and good deeds had gone before the throne of God as a memorial offering:
"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God."--Acts 10:1-4(KJV)
There are many ways in which God interacts with his people. The more time we spend in prayer, the more familiar we become with His voice and His presence.
For more information on prayer, visit the Prayer section.
