IS PRAYER REALLY ABOUT TALKING TO GOD?

[tomdurst]

IS PRAYER REALLY ABOUT TALKING TO GOD?

Recently I heard a well intended teaching on prayer and it was all about talking TO God about whatever concerns and needs we may have. There wasn’t anything said about LISTENING to that still, small voice within in which we move beyond words and thoughts and partake of that mind of Christ which indwells all of us (see Luke 17:20-21; Philippians 2:5; Colossians 1:26-27). I can only say by way of personal experience that endless talking to God can be very exhausting, dry, and burdensome. Will endless talking force the hand of the Almighty to do more than He is already doing? Will it provide Him with information that He doesn’t already know? It is no wonder most Christians spend minimal time in prayer for, after all, how long can we talk without running out of something to talk about? Do we keep going over long prayer lists, recite Bible verses or written prayers over and over, or just WHAT DO WE DO so that we can feel we’ve “done your duty” by praying a certain length of time? Will long, drawn out prayers in private or public somehow earn us “brownie points” with God? Prayerfully study these verses and let the Spirit speak to you: Matthew 6:1-8, 24-34.

In summary I would say that prayer is not for giving God information or telling Him what to do but is more in the realm of experiencing His presence, listening to His Voice. The desire to do His will above everything else is indeed prayer as a way of life, not just something we do at various times.

Throughout all generations the still small voice of God has been speaking to human hearts. Are you listening?

These very simple verses contain the very heart of true prayer: Exodus 14:13; Psalm 37:7; 46:10; Isaiah 26:3; 30:15; 40:30-31; Zechariah 4:6; Matthew 6:5-8; Acts 17:28; Romans 8:26-27; Jude 1:20.

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PRAY WITHOUT CEASING