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What Prayer Means

Prayer is a six letter word with a very powerful meaning. It is an act where a person can communicate with God. Through prayer, you can talk with Him and let Him know what is inside your heart. It also develops your relationship with God. Prayer is “an active effort to communicate with deity or spirit either to offer praise, to make a request, confess sins, or simply to express one’s thoughts and emotions.”(Available Online: http://www.en.wikipedia.org) In other words, prayer is a connection between the Creator which is God and his creation specifically us, human beings. Prayer has power that could transform the life of everybody.

When performing prayer, it shows that there’s a desire to be in contact with God. We are letting Him come into our hearts. “It is not our prayer that moves Jesus, it is Jesus who moves us to pray… Before we call, He graciously makes known to us what gift He has decided to impart to us. He knocks in order to move us by prayer to open the door and accept the gift which He has already appointed for us. (Isaiah 65:24, KJV)… God says, ‘If any man open the door, I will come into him.’ ’’ (World Network of Prayers- Abiding In Him, 13) Our Creator just needs a way in or an access to our lives. If we just let Him come in He is willing to enter in.

Also from the World Network of Prayers – Abiding in Him book gives some deeper insights on the secret of prayer and these are: A.) Prayer is something deeper than words. It is present in the soul before it has been formulated in words. And it abides in the soul after the last words of prayer have passed over our lips. B.) Prayer is an attitude of our hearts and mind. Prayer is a definite attitude of our hearts toward God, an attitude which He in heaven immediately recognizes as prayer, as an appeal to His heart.

What Will Prayer Do

Prayer has power. There is power that could touch your heart and heal your soul. There is power that could change your life from nothing to something. The power of prayer moves so strong, it does not only affects your life but also through your prayers, people you prayed for may also be change.

There are a lot of blessings prayer can give, and some of the benefits that prayer will do for you are as follows:

1) Develop your relationship with God (Job 23:3-5)

2) Build your faith (Jude 20)

3) Bring direction (Proverbs 3:5-6)

4)Save your soul (Luke 21:36)

5) Help in time of trouble (Psalm 34:4-6; Acts 12:5)

6)Deliver you from fears (Psalm 34:4)

7) Deliver you from your enemies (Psalm 64)

8) Bring Healing to you (Psalm 6:2-9; 103:2-3)

9) Help you overcome temptation (Hebrews 4:15-16)

10) Make you a soul winner (Psalm 2:8)

11) Bring Peace (Philippians 4:6-7)

12) Change the course of nations (Daniel 6:11-26)

13) Contribute wisdom and understanding (James 1:5-6)

14) Forgive sins and heal the land (II Chronicles 7:14).


Source: World Network of Prayer Level I-Abiding In Him

How Prayer Transforms Lives (story)

One of the patients of Dr. Lena Sadler had problems with her mental life. Dr. Lena, a psychiatrist, had asked her husband, Dr. William Sadler, also a psychiatrist to see that it will take a year or more for the woman to set her mental life in order and numerous psychic slivers were removed.

A few days later, the patient walk into the office of Dr. William and informed him that all her troubles were all over, the things that she cannot do had been done. This patient had completely surpassed her social, family and personal life problems. Dr. William asked her how she did that. And the patient replied that Doctor Lena taught her to pray.

source:The Woman of Prayer – Let Us Rise Up and Build, 2006

The power of prayer knows no boundaries. It moves and it works wherever you are. Many incidents have proven this; one of them was the story of the two missionaries.

Two married missionaries were sleeping in a little hut in Africa. The wife awoke suddenly. She was very nervous and had a feeling that they were in danger so she awoke her husband and they talked in whisper.

Beside their bed, they saw a giant cobra, whose head was raised and ready to bite. The husband quickly gets the rifle and shot the cobra in its head.

During that time, a friend of the missionaries had a feeling that they were in great danger, so she began to pray for them.

“Later, when the missionaries told her of their frightful experience, she compared the date and time of the experiences. The peril of the missionaries and the burden to pray for them corresponded to the minute!”

source: The Woman of Prayer-Let Us Rise Up And Build, 2006


Another story that proved that there is healing in the name of Jesus was the story of Robbie.

“In August of 2002, Robbie visited her 80-year-old aunt Laurine in Cleveland, Ohio. Her daughter Sophia accompanied her on the trip. It was to be a visit to be remembered on which God would show them His power by using a unique miracle to bring about Laurine's salvation.’

“Four months before their visit, Laurine had two strokes and was unable to speak. While visiting, Robbie and Sophia prayed for Laurine's healing. Afterwards, Sophia stepped out onto the porch while Robbie stayed by her aunt's side coaching her along in an effort to help her say ‘Jesus.’ After a few minutes, Robbie called her daughter back inside to help her.’

“Sophia began to pray for Laurine, asking the Lord to release her tongue to speak. Robbie states, ‘We were overjoyed when the Lord loosened her tongue!’ Sophia led Laurine in the sinner's prayer: ‘Father, in the name of Jesus, come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, cleanse me with your blood.’ Laurine repeated every word!’

“Robbie says that as far as she is aware, this is the last time that Laurine has spoken. It was truly a miracle of loosening her tongue to free her spirit. But that's not all. One of Laurine's daughters was present at the time and heard her mother pray the sinner's prayer. Robbie says, ‘It really made a believer out of her.’ Praise the Lord!”

source: http://www.prayerlinkministries.com

Answers!!!

Can you find twenty books of the Bible in this paragraph?

Someone showed me this story and remarked that there are twenty books of the Bible hidden here. He challenged me to find them. Sure enough, they're here. Still, these things a "lulu" kept me looking so hard for the longest time! Some of you will get bugged down with facts, others are hit by them like they are some kind of revelation or something! You may get in a jam, especially since the names are not capitalized and often leap the spaces between words. This makes a real job to find them but it'll provide the most fascinating few minutes for you. Yes, there are some really easy ones to spot, but don't get the big head, cause truthfully, you'll soon figure that it would take most federal judges, and preachers numbers of hours to find them all. I will admit that it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and that is not uncommon, for there are to be loud lamentations when it is pointed out. One lady says that when she is confronted with puzzles like this, she brews a cup of tea to help her concentrate better. But then this gal's a real pro! (Verbs, nouns, and all that stuff are her thing.) See how well you can compete. Relax! There really are twenty names of Bible books in this story. If you fail to find them there's a penalty! You'll have to go fly a kite, seat on a banana, hum the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," or hose a dog (a mean one). Get to it.


More Quotes and Text messages

" I Miss You "

can you please
talk to me tonight
if you have time?..
before you go to bed?

" I LOVE YOU "

Sender:
JESUS CHRIST



God will either give you
what you ask, or something
far better than you wished..

keep on praying and be
thankful coz GOD's answers
are wiseer than our prayers!



Before you sleep,
just gently lay
troubled thoughts away;

drop your burdens & cares
in the quiet arms of prayer
bcoz

GOD never sleeps...

sWeet nYt.. (^_~)



Sharing w/ u this beautiful
msg/prayer that I just rcvd...


Dear God,

Most of us always

desire a perfect situation,

a perfect life.


Yet, You, my Lord
do not grant a perfect life.


What you give instead

is a perfect heart in

the midst of an

imperfect life.


Teach me to be cheerful,

hopeful, smiling amidst imperfections

& to enjoy Your wondrous blessings

every moment in time.


Amen.