This is definitely one area of my life that I had to work on throughout the years. I went about my days not thinking about praying even after I got saved years ago. Prayer and meditation is very important for your spiritual well-being. The same way that we want our children to talk to us is the same way that God wants His children to talk to Him. Prayer is a mode of relief. Prayer is personal, private conversation with your Creator, your God, your Father in Heaven. You have one up on Satan, your enemy. He can not pray to God. His praying days are over. Yours has just begun. There is one thing you can be sure of and that is the fact that God is not going to repeat your business like mankind will and does.
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Praying frees you from all that bothers you. It is confession and adoration to God and for God, which he loves. It relieves you of all of your pressures and your troubles. It relieves you of condemnation that may have been bothering you throughout the day or the week or maybe the month even or longer. God is waiting for you to talk to him. He sent his son to die for us. Jesus literally lived to die. But they didn’t leave us high and dry. They left us with 1/3 of the Godhead which we call the “Holy Ghost” or the “Holy Spirit” for all of those who are afraid of ‘ghastly’ lingo. He dwells in you. He knows all that you do, think and say. He is our teacher and our guide. The Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth.
→ Jhn 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
→ Jhn 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
→ Jhn 16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Pray to him, Jesus, and God. Let them know what you need. The Bible says we have not because we ask not. Do not be the one who lacks in a certain area from not praying and asking.
→ Jas 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
→ Jas 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
On meditation.
When you meditate you block out the whole world and you just concentrate on the Lord and His goodness. Allow your mind to go to the vast library of God’s goodness. And just to note, you do not have to sit with your legs crossed and your fingers touching with your hands facing up. That’s superstition and it is considered as yoga which is not godly. Free your mind and once your mind is free and there are no concerns, then you concentrate on Jesus, He is your energy. Everyone is running around in this world looking for power and energy and Jesus is the only way to have it. Meditate on good things. Concentrate on good things. The Bible tells us to do so. The bible is not a liar. People do not want to put all of their eggs in the “Bible basket” so to speak. Let go and let God.
Take out some time for yourself because you are important. Read the scripture below, practice it every day, and kiss confusion and chaos … goodbye.
~essie~
Blessings!