Lesson 25 God Opens our Hearts in Prayer
Question 5
Praying “in the Spirit” means praying according to God’s Word (as God’s Spirit and God’s Word are always linked). So we fill our minds with God’s Word and then we pray back His word to Him. We ask the Spirit to pray for us and we pray in Him.
As an example, yesterday as we were studying Romans chapter 8, I prayed : “Father in Heaven, thank you for sending your Son Jesus to take away my condemnation. I have sinned and deserve to be condemned but because of Jesus there is now no condemnation for me. Thank you! Please help others to know that you sent Jesus to die for them too so they can be as free and happy as I am.”
And we are to pray “on all occasions”, meaning continually. We can pray as we work, or at home, as we ride in the car, during time with family and time alone. Pray, pray pray. It’s addicting!
And we are to pray for “all the Lord’s people.” Our prayers shouldn’t just be us pouring out our hearts to the Lord, praying for our requests, etc. we should also be praying for other people. That means we could find out what needs they have and then pray for them, and watch the Lord answer over time.
God has His time for answering so don’t’ give up praying if the answer doesn’t come immediately. Sometimes people pray for their children for their entire lives and go to their deathbeds still waiting to see God answer their specific prayer. But later, in God’s timing, that prayer is answered very clearly. God answers prayer, in His time and in His way.
Friend, I want you to have an experience in prayer. I want you to encounter the Living God. The God Who made you and the Son Who died for you. You can touch Him in prayer, you can hear Him in prayer, You can see His face and experience Him in prayer. It’s beyond words to describe. You have to experience it to know what I mean. And this experience comes with time and practice, doing it over and over, praying continually, waiting on the Lord to hear and answer.
Question 5. What do you think developing a life of prayer will do for you regarding media addiction? Please share your thoughts:
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