More of you, more of you, Jesus, I need more of you.
Heredity of your Holiness, an inherit trait of Jesus. We behold your glory. If we have the same mind you do; “Let this mind be in you that is Christ Jesus.”
Then what did you have in mind for us to pray to “OUR FATHER”? What do you mean for us ‘TO PRAY”? Secret place closet praying.
Hypocrites love praying on street corners, to be seen of men, they have their reward. Note: to be like or liked, to convince men. They are not changed by their much repetitious prayers they have all heard before. Too much talk, little listening. Private place prayers rewards in open obedience of receiving what we have asked for in behalf of others.
When you teach us to pray “OUR”, you are here along side, in us, saying “OUR FATHER”. In fact you said to say that based upon your own Sonship. We are also included when we say in confidence of that fact, you are who you say you are, and include us in your relationship with Our Father.
Please add to this discussion To Pray. Blog on with Your comments. Pray with us online.
We grasp but a thread of the garment of prayer; we reel at the thought of His infinite care; We cannot conceive of a God who will say: “Be careful for nothing; in everything pray.” (Farrell)
Our highest privilege is to talk to God; Our highest duty is to listen to Him.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
"OUR" Prayer Journal
Scripture tells us God is holy, holy, holy . . . absolutely pure. So what good is it to pray that God’s name be hallowed - can the prayer of a sinner add anything to a holy God? Without You, Lord Jesus, we wouldn’t have a prayer! If this were my Prayer Journal then these pages would be blank! We really wouldn’t have a thing to say. Do I really know how To Pray? Personally I need to ASK Jesus to teach me how To Pray. How then could any of us take credit in maintaining a journal of prayer? He is all the more reason To Pray as He taught His disciples To Pray and it has nothing ever to do with Me, My or Mine. Our’s, we and us is Jesus and me. If I said this is “MY” Prayer Journal or “YOUR” Journal instead of “OUR” Prayer Journal, meaning “JESUS’” Prayer. It He that teaches US To Pray. What is Jesus’s is mine by faith. Jesus and Me, the “OUR” moral majority. Change “My” or “Y” in “Your” to “OUR” Prayer Journal. Please Pray with me. Log in and Pray. Did you notice there is neither male nor female, young or old, rich or poor, pretty or ugly, skinny or fat, smart or not-so-smart in His presence. A VERY PRIVATE SECRET PLACE TO BE PRE FACE TO FACE
"TEACH US TO PRAY"
Luke 11 - Study This Chapter
1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'" 5 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' 7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'" 5 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' 7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Journaling
JOURNALING
"OUR" Prayer Journal - A Journal of Our Journey.
How often have we heard these words "Write it down or you’ll forget it"? If that is true for our daily efficiency, how much truer is it for the treasures of our experiences with God’s Word?
One of the greatest heritages that you could pass on to your descendants is a written account of your walk with God. The struggles and trials that you experienced and the steps that you took to overcome them will be a tremendous resource to those who follow you.
You do not know what you are thinking until you write it down.
When you begin keeping a written record of your experiences, you will become much more alert to the people and events that affect your life. You will learn how to be precise with words and ideas. The result will be a greater ability to communicate truth with others, and this is an important foundation for daily success.
So, what should you include in your "daily success journal"? Here are some ideas:
How consistent were you able to be during this first week of meditation?
What hindered you from keeping Scripture before your mind?
What was your experience in meditating before going to sleep?
Did you have any unusual dreams?
How were you able to personalize the Scripture?
What practical applications have you applied from this command?
How has God blessed you or your family this week?
You might be encouraged to know that God is also writing a journal about YOU:
"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name" (Malachi 3:16).
Congratulations for completing your first week!
Through Christ our Lord,
Bill Gothard
How many of you know what it means to "journal" (a verb)?– To "journal" means to write down various thoughts, feelings, memories, opinions.– It used to be called "keeping a diary."– Why the change from "keeping a diary" to keeping a journal (otherwise known as "journaling")? I don’t know.
What I do know is that today in the internet, world wide web age, a popular thing is to "keep a diary" or to "journal," and to post your diary/journal entry onto the internet for others to see and to respond to.
Placing your diary/journal entry on the internet has a name; it’s known as "blogging."– If you’re someone who likes to express themselves in writing and have others respond to your written expressions, then "blogging" is for you.– As a "blogger," your writings are technically known as a "blog."
To Pray with a journal of "OUR" journey of intimacy with "OUR" Father keeps daily requests in focus in regards to "OUR" relationship with "OUR" Father and each other.Our journal takes the guesswork out of what To Pray for. Lengthy lists help avoid forgetfulness. Pictures of remembrances, snapshots of memories, scrapbook of events capture time and space. Prayer lifts these to the Father not so much as the requested need at the time but in association with "OUR" Father’s request. His Son says when you pray, "Pray like this. . . . . ." Reason for journaling!
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (C.S. Lewis, notes)"The increasing list of people (places & events) to be prayed for is, nevertheless, one of the burdens of old age. I have a scruple about crossing anyone off the list. When I say a scruple. I mean precisely a scruple. I don’t think that if one prays for a man at all it is a duty to pray for him all my life. But when it comes to dropping him now, this particular day, it somehow goes against the grain. And as the list lengthens, it is hard to make it more than just a string of names. But herein to some measure – a curious law comes into play. Don’t you find that, if you keep your mind fixed upon God, you will automatically think of the person you are praying for; but that there is no tendency for it to work the other way around?"Sometimes there may not even be a name of reference, as in this lengthy journal listing, only a mental picture of that person from memory, or a place or a event request. I don’t think this is what Lewis refers to in "wordless" praying. However avoiding names and substituting mental images. "is best." Ready made prayers, keep in touch with sound doctrine, reminds one of "what to ask" (especially for others), keeps urgent in perspective with necessities, provides ceremony (agenda), corrective one sided view, reverence. A good reason for a secret place, journey in a Journal of Prayer. (R.C.)
"OUR" Prayer Journal - A Journal of Our Journey.
How often have we heard these words "Write it down or you’ll forget it"? If that is true for our daily efficiency, how much truer is it for the treasures of our experiences with God’s Word?
One of the greatest heritages that you could pass on to your descendants is a written account of your walk with God. The struggles and trials that you experienced and the steps that you took to overcome them will be a tremendous resource to those who follow you.
You do not know what you are thinking until you write it down.
When you begin keeping a written record of your experiences, you will become much more alert to the people and events that affect your life. You will learn how to be precise with words and ideas. The result will be a greater ability to communicate truth with others, and this is an important foundation for daily success.
So, what should you include in your "daily success journal"? Here are some ideas:
How consistent were you able to be during this first week of meditation?
What hindered you from keeping Scripture before your mind?
What was your experience in meditating before going to sleep?
Did you have any unusual dreams?
How were you able to personalize the Scripture?
What practical applications have you applied from this command?
How has God blessed you or your family this week?
You might be encouraged to know that God is also writing a journal about YOU:
"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name" (Malachi 3:16).
Congratulations for completing your first week!
Through Christ our Lord,
Bill Gothard
How many of you know what it means to "journal" (a verb)?– To "journal" means to write down various thoughts, feelings, memories, opinions.– It used to be called "keeping a diary."– Why the change from "keeping a diary" to keeping a journal (otherwise known as "journaling")? I don’t know.
What I do know is that today in the internet, world wide web age, a popular thing is to "keep a diary" or to "journal," and to post your diary/journal entry onto the internet for others to see and to respond to.
Placing your diary/journal entry on the internet has a name; it’s known as "blogging."– If you’re someone who likes to express themselves in writing and have others respond to your written expressions, then "blogging" is for you.– As a "blogger," your writings are technically known as a "blog."
To Pray with a journal of "OUR" journey of intimacy with "OUR" Father keeps daily requests in focus in regards to "OUR" relationship with "OUR" Father and each other.Our journal takes the guesswork out of what To Pray for. Lengthy lists help avoid forgetfulness. Pictures of remembrances, snapshots of memories, scrapbook of events capture time and space. Prayer lifts these to the Father not so much as the requested need at the time but in association with "OUR" Father’s request. His Son says when you pray, "Pray like this. . . . . ." Reason for journaling!
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (C.S. Lewis, notes)"The increasing list of people (places & events) to be prayed for is, nevertheless, one of the burdens of old age. I have a scruple about crossing anyone off the list. When I say a scruple. I mean precisely a scruple. I don’t think that if one prays for a man at all it is a duty to pray for him all my life. But when it comes to dropping him now, this particular day, it somehow goes against the grain. And as the list lengthens, it is hard to make it more than just a string of names. But herein to some measure – a curious law comes into play. Don’t you find that, if you keep your mind fixed upon God, you will automatically think of the person you are praying for; but that there is no tendency for it to work the other way around?"Sometimes there may not even be a name of reference, as in this lengthy journal listing, only a mental picture of that person from memory, or a place or a event request. I don’t think this is what Lewis refers to in "wordless" praying. However avoiding names and substituting mental images. "is best." Ready made prayers, keep in touch with sound doctrine, reminds one of "what to ask" (especially for others), keeps urgent in perspective with necessities, provides ceremony (agenda), corrective one sided view, reverence. A good reason for a secret place, journey in a Journal of Prayer. (R.C.)
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