Prayer........ / Gebed........ Spirit-Led Living !

Spirit-Led Living: Real... Rich... Miraculous !

Prayer is an 'Interchange of Love' between the Father and His child....

That 'desire you feel to pray' is His love drawing you to delight in Him! 

You only need to respond.....

For Christians, prayer is "Communion with God." 

It's the medium of Divine Revelation....

Through prayer, we actually experience 'Relationship with God' ! 

The quality of our prayer life then determines the quality of our relationship with God....

Prayer is talking with God and listening to Him; - it's enjoying the Presence of God.

It is our initiative to meet God, -whether we are .....
-asking for favors, 
-singing in celebration, or 
-crying out in distress.....

Regardless of what shape or size it comes in, prayer is our effort to 'engage' God.

Prayer can take many forms, including....
-worship, 
-confession, 
-thanksgiving,
-praise, 
-petition (asking for what we need and desire), 
-waiting (silent listening and sensing of God), and 
-warfare (command).

If you want to know the Will of God....., 
you'll discover it ONLY through devotion to the Word through prayer.

Our goal through prayer must be to 
......know God better, & to 
......experience the fullness of relationship with Him.

Through prayer, we Honor Him.

We give something back to the Almighty, something He desires greatly..... 

God reveals Himself to us in the "prayer closet" — (a quiet place where we cannot be distracted in our time with Him....)

God desires Relationship........

But for many years, I was preoccupied with works and with self. 

When I prayed, it was a preconceived line of thought followed by a list of needs, and I was often impatient for results. 

In my mind, God needed to provide fast results, and if one prayer wasn't sufficient, I took measures into my own hands. 

"At least I gave God a chance to perform, and then I did what any good Christian should do, right? "

But I was still missing the point.....!

The Apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 3:10:
"My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death."

In Ephesians 1:17, he wrote:
 "I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." 

Paul got it. 

And he wasn't alone. 

Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, had such a deep relationship with God that one day God just took him to heaven (Genesis 5:22-23). 

Later, Elijah, who lived every day in wholehearted devotion to the Father, was escorted to heaven in a chariot of fire......

Throughout time, God has opened Himself up to men and women to initiate friendship. Friends with the Almighty — what a concept! 

The fact is that we have a God who loves to communicate. 

The reason is that communication is the starting point for any relationship. 

Everyone has heard it said that God wants to be able to have a relationship with us.

There is no truer point in all theology.....

Indeed, the thrust of God's communication with mankind over the course of history has always been relational and not conceptual..... 

That's why he actually prefers it when we come to have faith in him through prayer, instead of through logical arguments alone../

God doesn't just want to satisfy a curiosity we have, He wants to enter into a friendship with us.....

When you stand before the throne of God, will you know Him intimately as your friend or will you be a stranger......? 

Are you going through the routine of your Christian walk without experiencing friendship with 'Elohim'? 

How deep is your relationship with the Lord as you pray? 

Do you pour your heart out to Him with complete confidence and trust in His help, because you've come to know and experience His love.////? 

It takes time, like any relationship. 

The more time you spend with Him, the more you'll come to understand His ways, His heart, and His will as you pray......

Through Spirit-led prayer, your eyes will be opened, and you'll have an indescribable, rich, and fulfilling relationship with God.....

Shalom & Maranatha