When we feel alone…Jesus is there for us.
When we feel rejected…Jesus is there for us.
When life is cruel to us…Jesus is there for us.
In all these situations, pray, because Jesus is there for you, and will help you.
Posts Tagged ‘prayer’
Prayer Is…
Posted: May 10, 2013 in depression, friendship, life, love, music, religionTags: Christianity, God, hillsong, hillsong London, james montgomery, Jesu, Opposing Views, Organizations, prayer, Religion and Spirituality
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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh`
The falling of a tear;
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.
by James Montgomery (1771-1854)
Prayer Guide
Posted: May 8, 2013 in pray, family, love, music, life, religion, friendship, prayer, wordsTags: God, prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Churches of God, Church service
If you’ve every attended a church service or heard someone pray, you may think you cannot pray because you could not use the type of words or phrases, that those you heard used. This however could not be further from reality, as God wants you to speak to Him just as you would anyone else.
So have a think about how you speak to your family and friends…This is exactly how God wants you to speak to Him.
Speak to God as you would another human.
Speak to God about anything and everything that’s on your mind, because He cares about you, and everything you care about.
Speak to God just as you would your best friend.
Trust God more than you’d trust your best friend, because God, and God alone will always listen to you when you pray, and will always answer your prayers.
Effective Prayer #7
Posted: April 27, 2013 in friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, wordsTags: bible, Bible Study, celebration brass, Christianity, Denominations, God, Ivor Bosanko, Jesus, prayer, Quiet Places, Quiet Time, Religion and Spirituality
I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find that when I try to spend time with God in prayer, I am easily distracted by noises and people around me. Therefore, I’d suggest that in order to ensure that we are fully focused on God, find yourself a quiet place with no distractions, so you can talk freely with God, and also be attentive when He speaks to you.
In this quite moment Still before your throne Conscious of your presence Knowing I am yours In this quiet moment Set my spirit free In this quiet moment Make a better meAs these words say, if we give God time to work in us, He can make us better people, so make sure you find some quiet time to spend to God each day.
Effective Prayer #6
Posted: April 26, 2013 in bible, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, Salvation ArmyTags: Christ, Christianity, God, international staff songsters, iss, Jesu, New King James Version, NKJV, prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Revelation, Second Epistle to the Corinthians
In your presence there is comfort In your presence there is peace When we seek to know your heart We will find such blessed assurance In your holy presence, hope
Prayer is not merely about asking God for things, but about enjoying His presence. When praying to God you should pause for a moment, and acknowledge that you are in the presence of infinite Love.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. ~ Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)
Effective Prayer #5
Posted: April 24, 2013 in bible, family, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, wordsTags: Christ Jesus, Christianity, First Epistle to the Thessalonians, God, Gratitude, Jesu, Jesus, New King James Version, prayer, Religion and Spirituality
When your friends or family do something for you, I bet you always say thank you to them for their help, so why treat God any differently? Therefore, as well as talking to God about things that are worrying you, and things you especially need His help with, please remember to say thank you to Him for all He does for you.
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV)
Expressing gratitude to God is an essential part of our prayer life, as it reminds us of what He has been and is doing within our lives, bringing us peace, comfort, and joy.
So give thanks with a grateful heart…
Effective Prayer #4
Posted: April 23, 2013 in bible, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, wordsTags: bible, Christianity, Churches of God, Denominations, God, hillsong, Jesu, NLT, Peter, prayer, Religion and Spirituality, worry
When we pray, tell God everything that’s on your mind, that’s worrying you, because only when you do give all your worries to Him, will you find peace. God has promised to help us in all times of need, so all we have to do is give Him all our worries, and He will help us.
1 Peter:5-6 (NLT)
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honour. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
Effective Prayer #3
Posted: April 22, 2013 in bible, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, wordsTags: Christianity, Effective Prayer, God, HolySpirit, Jesus, John, NLT, Organizations, prayer, Prayer Request Pages, Religion and Spirituality, Twila Paris
Effective prayer is not only about believing God is listening to every prayer, but believing that He will answer our prayers in the way in knows is best for us. God knows better than any of us, what is best for us, because He knows us better than we even know ourselves.
And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.
Therefore pray in the knowledge that God is listening. Pray in the knowledge that He knows what is best for us, and therefore whatever He gives us in response to our prayers, will enable us to find the greatest joy in all we do.
Effective Prayer #2
Posted: April 21, 2013 in bible, blogging, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion, Salvation Army, wordsTags: Christ, Christianity, Effective Prayer, First Epistle of John, God, international staff band, ISB, Jesus, John, Mark, New King James Version, NKJV, prayer, Religion and Spirituality
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Yesterday in Effective Prayer #1 I touched on the fact that God hears our every prayer. Today, I want to remind you that in order to pray effectively, we must fully believe and understand that God has the power to do what we are not capable of doing for ourselves. i.e. He alone can answer our prayers.
Mark 11:24 (NKJV)
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
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God’s Plan or Our Own Desires?
Posted: April 20, 2013 in bereavement, blogging, death, Facebook, family, friendship, Health, homeless, life, love, personnel characteristics, prayer, religion, Social Networking, Twitter, wordsTags: Christian, Christianity, facebook, God, Jesus, prayer, rant, Religion and Spirituality, Twitter
I had a bit of a rant on Thursday night on Twitter and Facebook after reading several posts some Christian friends had posted in their timeline on Facebook. I ended up apologising later for my comments as I receiving several private messages from others who accused me of dismissing things which others felt were important to them, just because I felt they weren’t important – this couldn’t have been further from the truth or further from the reason for my rant in the first place!
I do know and do understand that we all consider different things to be important and meaningful to us and this wasn’t the part that annoyed me about the original posts. What annoyed me was actually the wording of the posts, where they described what can only be considered to be standard life events and therefore, in my opinion, their comments were very over the top.
Had you not read the whole posts made by these people, you would have thought they had received some life threatening or life altering news, when in fact, the events referred to were only ones which, would affect their lives…but only to the extent of giving them a little more work to do on a daily basis and would require a bit more planning from them, not the significant life changing impact implied by their pleads for our thoughts/prayers for them.
Sorry this all sounds a bit cryptic, but I obviously don’t want to be too specific about the posts I’m referring to as I certainly do not want to upset/annoy anyone anymore than I may already have done.
My main objection to their posts was actually that they wanted us to pray for a specific outcome to an event as any other outcome would make things very difficult for them. I should explain that the posts I’m referring to were made by Christians, and therefore I have to question why were they asking us to pray for an outcome they wanted to a specific event? i.e. Was the outcome they desired actually God’s plan for their lives or simply their own plans/desires, because the outcome they wanted would make their life easier?
Maybe I just found all this annoying because I’m feeling so emotional and sensitive just now as I’m still trying to come to terms with the bereavement of two close family members since the end of February, plus several other major issues/concerns. Yes, I maybe shouldn’t have reacted as I did in such a public forum, but the posts just seem to be such a kick in the teeth to the many people we all know of, who are having to cope with major life changing or life threatening events in their lives…and what about all those in this world who find it a daily struggle to feed, clothe and put a roof over the heads of those they love!
The bottom line is, choose your words carefully when you are looking for support from others, as pleading for prayerful support for situations where God’s plan in your life seems to have been completely forgotten or ignored, is not the way prayer should be utilised. Pray for God’s will to be done in your life, not plead with God to allow your desires to be granted.
Let’s make sure we talk to God about His plans for our lives, accept His plans and not plead with Him to chance His plans just because it suits us better.
