Is it okay to pray as usual asking and begging God to do things for us?
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Bible Study Acknowledging The Power that Is Flowing Through Us
- Thread starter Albert Finch
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Jim Parker
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For whom is asking and begging "usual"?
Jesus gave an example in the parable of the widow and the unjust judge.
He said: And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? (Luk 18:7 RSV)
It's OK to ask God in any manner anyone thinks is appropriate. God's not some marine master sergeant who insists that your prayer requests are filled out on quadruplicate on the proper DOTN form.
Luke 11:1 states: "Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.'"
We do not want to pray in our old ways, asking and begging. We want to come before Him as His Bride, drawing near to Him in a deep place of intimacy, and just be. When we are near Him, He is able to dwell in us more fully. From this posture everyone we encounter will be impacted by His presence in us.
By praying the scriptures in the epistles of Paul that pertain to our inheritance in Christ we come to know who we are in Christ; the power that is flowing through us and our authority over sickness, distractions, or other issues of life. Our body is the temple of God and we have the right to take authority over every area of it – spirit, soul, and body.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
We do not want to pray in our old ways, asking and begging. We want to come before Him as His Bride, drawing near to Him in a deep place of intimacy, and just be. When we are near Him, He is able to dwell in us more fully. From this posture everyone we encounter will be impacted by His presence in us.
By praying the scriptures in the epistles of Paul that pertain to our inheritance in Christ we come to know who we are in Christ; the power that is flowing through us and our authority over sickness, distractions, or other issues of life. Our body is the temple of God and we have the right to take authority over every area of it – spirit, soul, and body.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY