Sweet
Hour Of Prayer
One
of the greatest dangers t
hat hinders our
prayers is the prayer that is motivated
by need and not devotion (James
4:3). While we are commanded
to bring our needs to God in prayer...
our motivation should be love and
devotion to Him.
Prayer
is not a matter of changing things
externally, but one of changing
internally. Very often, our inclination
is to dictate to
God what consequences we want as a
condition of our obedience to Him.
True
prayer is wrought by Christ in
us. As we
journey with Jesus in prayer; we come to
appreciate and appropriate His zeal for
the glory of God. Very often there are
vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance
that the Holy Spirit continues to
challenge. This is why Christ is so
demanding of our attention towards
prayer.
The
temptation to
listen to self as the final authority is
a constant battle.
The majority of us will not hear
anything but ourselves. If we listen to
God as the only authority, we will
realize the likeness of Christ as our
only advantage necessary in life.
Jealously guard to keeping your
attention and affection stimulated by the indwelling
Holy Spirit. We live in a
world that always meets with personal
sorrow. Listening to God in prayer
does not eliminate sorrows, God will
keep the sorrows from eliminating us.
Settle it now, that the leading of the
Holy Spirit is the solution.
Amen.
Sincerely Dr. Arthur Belanger
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