Hi Cute Miao,

You know, prayer is just basically talking to God.

It is best to pray earnestly as how your spirit pray. You can also ask for the Holy Spirit to help you to pray before you start your prayer.
Prayer is best lead by the Holy Spirit in you and thus there is no rule how long or fast a prayer should be.


Don't feel bad if it's too short or the words spoken doesn't seem to sound good.
What is important is that your prayers is genuine and just truly earnest with nothing to hide.
I mean if you're angry, express it in prayer, if you're sad and disappointed, express that out too.

You know why? By putting methodology on how to pray in the morning or night, we create our own rules,
And thus It can be in a way become ritualistic, praying for the sake of praying (robotic) rather than praying earnestly or in Spirit and in Truth.

Hope this helps a bit if not at least.

God Bless.

That's the promptings of the Devil.

You must recognize it as that and reject it completely then believe in the word that God says He WILL hear your prayer and He WILL answer by Faith.

Now you know the reason why we must live by Faith and not by the works of our hands?

Yes Correct.

Morning, pray for Wisdom, Protection, Grace, etc that sort of thing.

Night, Just spend quiet time talking to God about your day.

If you want format of Prayer, I'm sure you know Jesus already laid that out.
You can use that as an example but let it flow naturally with the Spirit.


Matthew 6 (NIV)


9“This, then, is how you should pray:

“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation,a
but deliver us from the evil one. ’

The format basically teaches us to

1. First Address and Recognize the Sovereign Power and Authority of God. Hallowed be your name means Great in Power and Sovereign is your Name. When we understand this, it should put us at ease to have faith that things will not fall apart or that there will be random mishap. (Ver9)

2. Learn to be submissive to God and trust that He knows best...YOUR Kingdom come, YOUR WILL be done. (ver 10)

3. Know that you have a Right to ask for your daily bread AKA your daily need in life. This is not food mind you but everything you need in life. Can be anything, in your work place, at home, personal...Anything and Everything. (ver 11)

4. Learn to be forgiving and really...what I mean Forgive is You can remember the hurt but you can FORGET about holding on to it in grudge. Let go. If you hold on to grudges and unforgiveness, it stifle your prayer and Christian life (ver 12)

5. Last but not least you CAN pray asking the Father to spare you from testings. I know in the Christian community, we all learn that testings are meant to build us up, even though painful but here Jesus teaches us that WE CAN ask God to spare us from trials, testings. You know why? We can do so much more when everything is at peace. (ver 13)


There you go, hope it helps you.

Try to capture the secret of why Joseph was so successful wherever he go and whatever situation he's in.

It'll answer what you're asking.

This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Jul 11 2015, 08:47 AM

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pls update database.

I can read that and translate it to English in my mind.

It's good to be specific sometimes in prayer.

For example, say you have problem with somebody, tell it to God.

"Father God, you know this person has a problem with me in this area because of this and that. I pray for Wisdom, I pray for everything to work together according to your word for my good, etc etc."

End in Jesus Name always.

For those who don't know, the Name of Jesus Christ is the key of David, mentioned in the book of Revelations and it is the ONLY Name that God will answer and honor.

This has been proven time and time again ever since Christ ascended to Heaven that God only moves in the name of his Son.

I can testify this and many many Christians around the world. This is the evidence of a living God.

Don't you guys understand this is a fallen world?

There is no redeeming this world. It will be destroyed.

What happening now is already prophesied.

Why do you act as if this is a surprise? What is there to discuss anyway?

Preaching of more hate and condemnation? And You think that will change this world?

If you think this world will get better, you are very mistaken in your own doctrine of understanding.

As Christian we need to keep calm at all times and be at peace. If this upsets you, you should try and look and understand your position in Christ.



This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Jul 14 2015, 09:49 AM

Not enough sleep?

Min 8 hours IMO.

Nah don't worry about it. It's not.

Anything eating you away?

Perhaps worried of something , parents maybe.

Find strength in Christ, that He loves you.

Don't ever accept any form of guilt or condemnation from your mind, yourself, from people or from anyone.

True.
That is religion. That is how the world sees God when they don't know him personally.

But you know that I don't see God that way. I've been where you've been, so I think I can advise you on this.
How you treat God is how He'll treat you in the context of acknowledgement.

Faith is the evidence or vehicle that will usher you in to see God the first time. After that it's the matter of constant relationship.
This is the only 1 key requirement in the things of God's kingdom one which you cannot change not matter what.

You cannot use deeds, science, whatever. You cannot set your terms. Let God be God and let us be the one seeking and agree to his terms.

There are few other things though.

1. Humility
2. Persistent Faith
3. Change of mindset that God is a good God.


Question is, are you willing? No, this is not a direct challenge to you just a simple are you willing? No obligation.

De_Luffy

Having a Debit Card would help to ensure zero debt. And that is good.

IMO also, Good to have just 1 credit card that can come in handy.

However relying on Credit Card without discipline or wisdom = Financial Disaster.

So need to be balance. Really up to each individual.

Thanks for the encouragement.

No I'm working in another Church but serving at Calvary.

But yeah Full time either way, Still within Church work.

Actually I'm serving in CCC in the worship ministry but I'm working as a Church Staff in another Church (not Calvary) which is kind of irony but then this is what God has laid out for me at the moment.

Still praying for open doors though.

Bible Devotions with UW

Dividing wall of hostility



We all know that it is Sin that separates us from God. True. NO denying that. But have you ever wonder what give strength to Sin? Try and guess. Our Flesh? Our Corrupted Nature? Our Love for lust, it give strength to Sin? The more we succumb to Sin the more it empower Sin?

No. The answer = The Laws of God. But but UW, that's not true, prove it, you're teaching heresy here. What's your prove in saying this?

Here it is.

1 Corinthians 15:56 (KJV) - The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

It blew my mind away when I first read that. I mean whoa. How can this be? The Laws of God is meant to teach us and guide us to do good. By being obedient to God's Law I am pleasing God. Isn't it meant to be like that?

True. Then how can the strength of sin is the law? I don't get it. Bear with me as I show 2 more scripture verse then I'll close.

In Ephesians 2:14-15 (as above main theme verse). The Bible calls the Laws of God a "dividing wall of hostility".

(You're not making this any easier UW. )

In 2 Corinthians 3:7, The Bible calls the 10 commandments as a ministry of Death!

2 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV) - Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,


The Laws of God; (Notice bold in red)

1) Gives Strength to Sin
2) Dividing wall of hostility
3) A ministry of death

What are you trying to say UW? You're trying to teach people to go against God's Law and Sin as they please? No, I want you to understand Bible principal trough the Spirit of God. I want you to understand the New Covenant.

Notice in Ephesians 2:14-15, in verse 15, Jesus abolished the 10 commandments through his flesh meaning his death at the cross. The Laws, The dividing wall of hostility is what that's keeping you from coming close to God. When you put yourself under Law, you cannot come to God.

When you feel guilty, condemned when you fall in your walk with God, that is the work of the Law magnified, pitted against you.

Always Understand that the Laws of God cannot make you Holy neither Righteous, only your Faith will God recognize and account righteousness to you. It is meant to being you to the end of yourself on your knees rendered helpless and weak before God. It is meant (always) to drive you into the loving arms of Christ Jesus our Lover and Savior. Amen?

Our Lord Jesus have abolished the hostility. Read Ephesians 2:14-15 again carefully.

Our New Life is dictated by the Spirit of God. The Laws of God of the Old Covenant will only hinder the work of the spirit. Because Christ has abolished the law and even removed it, so must we in our daily life before God. Not to be conscious of the Law but of the Spirit of God. When you are always conscious God's abundance Grace, conscious of the work of the Holy Spirit, conscious of the cross, conscious of the Love of Christ, conscious of the life of Faith, all these are the things of the Kingdom of God you will reign in Life! Amen?

God's Grace is the answer.

So if you're in the place where you feel that you've done too much wrong and guilty to come to God for Grace, read his word here and understand that Christ has already finished the work at the cross, has removed that hostile dividing wall that separates you from God.

Come to God, dear Friends Today!

God Bless.