 PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 |
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| Prayer’s not a monologue where one person does all the talking, or a ritual where we’ve got to say things in the right order, or a job to get out of the way like brushing our teeth before going bed. So how does Jesus teach prayer? ‘”…Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace”‘ (Matthew 6:6 TM). For loads of people, prayer has nothing to do with real life. They think of it like the National Anthem at a footie game: a nice opening, but nothing to do with what happens on the pitch afterwards. Other people treat prayer like a lucky charm you pull out and rub when things are tough: ‘A prayer a day keeps the devil away.’ Paul writes, ‘Pray without ceasing.’ Man that’s a lot of prayer! That definitely isn’t something you do once in a while, or something you have to remember to say before bed. Try sticking the word breathe there instead of pray: ‘breathe without ceasing’ – there are not many people who can manage that for long! We don’t breathe only when we feel like it; or decide, ‘I can’t be bothered with oxygen today,’ and stop breathing. We don’t get frustrated and say, ‘This isn’t getting me anywhere. I’m not going to do it any more.’ No, we cling to the breath in our bodies like it’s life. So, just as breathing isn’t an optional part of your natural life, prayer isn’t an optional part of your spiritual life. Without it you die spiritually. So, how’s your prayer life? |
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I don’t believe in any gods or anything that I can’t know exists. I don’t pray and I don’t believe I die spiritually, because when I listen to trance music it feels awesome and very inspiring; just sayin, hehe : )