Prayer is direct communication with God the Almighty. When Jesus was on this earth as a man, He led a very prayerful life. Whenever He required doing a special task He went out to pray. Actually He wanted to illustrate the models of prayer for us to adopt and that is why He showed it how to pray by Himself.
He was praying
A. away from people (Matt. 14: 23, Mark 6:46, Luke 5:16, John 6:15)
This implies,
- away from earthly ties - away from earthly relationship - away from earthly relationship
B. in solitary places (Mark 1: 35)
This implies,
- away from distraction - more concentration - not showing off - prioritizing
C. without being time bound (Luke 6:12, Mark 1:35, Matt. 14:23)
This implies,
- nothing in prayers way (no interruption) - No time limit - No constraints whatsoever
All the above models of prayer that Jesus showed have an single object. And that is solely to be in tune with the God alone. When we pray we should cut off all relationships to be in tune with the God alone. God doesn't want us to make Him one of every other thing we do. He wants our full attention unto Him. He is a zealous God.
Friends! Lets give our God our full attention when we pray then only we can understand His heart and His purpose in our lives.
May God bless you!
Chiradeep Patra is a married man and is blessed with a wonderful wife by his side. He is an Accountant in a social organization in India. Apart from this he is a counselor, who finished his Post Graduation Diploma in Psychological Counseling, from Institute of Psychotherapy and Management Sciences, Mumbai. He is also an author of many articles on different webzines. He has also written articles for the magazines like, Harvest Times For Your Family, Grace Counselor, Prajapati etc. He along with his wife publish a booklet called CANDLES. He is a Life Member of ACFI (AIDS Control Foundation of India).
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I dont't really believe in God (sorry) I believe there is something greater after death but I'm not really sure i it's gods doing. If God was real I dont think he/she would make so many stupid people in the world >>>
Dear Friend! God's existence doesn't depend on your belief system. The simple logic is - 'For every creation there has to be a creator'.
Lastly, God did not make stupid people. He made everything good & beautiful. Man's own choice has made him(man) stupid or good.
May God bless you...
I liked your write-up. I am glad that you touched this topic. God is always ready to relate with us in a very personal way, even though He is the Creator and King. Prayer is a beatiful way to talk to HIM.
This is good practical and inspiring. Yes, God is a jealous God and this is in a good way. He is jealous, not envious. There is nothing that anyone has that God can be envious of, for God owns everything. But He is jealous of His relationship with His people, just as a husband or wife is jealous of the relationship they have with each other and their family. In other words, they don't want anything to come in the way of that relationship for it is very precious to them. That is what it means about God being jealous. His relationship with us is so intimate that he cherishes and protects it from any outside interference.
Oops, I'm starting to preach here, so I'll go for now.
Good article- I just finished this morning, go into your prayer room. Do you know the jewish prayer shawl is their "room?" They pull it over their heads when they pray. I learned this from a good Jewish friend. One on one with God as we Christians should do. God - just who is He? An interesting topic that will never end until we all find out the answer and that we will soon. Best wishes.
» left by Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (247 days 1 hour ago.)
Very nice and very true. Most of our waking moments should be spent in prayer--whenever and wherever we are. Always, God should be in the forefront of our minds. Thank you for a wonderful article.
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