This weeks spiritual exercise

Prayer

 

The prayer workout

 

I heard someone say recently, ‘Prayer is the most talked about subject in the church of God and is also the least practised in the church of God.’  How true!

 

Prayer is something that we all know we should do, but sometimes find very difficult.  I don’t think I have ever encountered anyone who has said that they find prayer to be easy.  Perhaps you think that you are the only person who struggles in this area, but that’s not true.  We all struggle with prayer at times.  It seems that every time we start to pray, the phone will ring, or the doorbell will go, or we think of a hundred and one different things we should have done.  I’m sure this happens because the enemy knows how effective our prayers are and will try at any cost to keep us from communicating with heaven.  It’s important to recognise that our prayers do accomplish much and that communication between us and our heavenly Father is essential.

 

One of the barriers to prayer is that people find it hard to hear God’s voice.  The first thing we need to know is that God wants to communicate with His children.  Listening to God is an important part of prayer, therefore it is important to learn how to tune in to Him.  There are many ways that God uses to speak to us: the Bible; visions or pictures; dreams; people; sermons; prophetic words; an audible voice; a still small voice, etc.  The main thing is to let God know that you are keen to hear from Him and to ask Him to teach you how to listen.

 

This week’s EXERCISE

 

Write a prayer to God about your vision for the future.  This is where your dreams, plans and hopes as well as the strategic calling God has given you.  Be honest with God.  Tell Him all your hopes and dreams.  Ask Him in His time, to fan them into flame.  Ask Him to show you if any of your plans or dreams are not in His plan for your life.  Write down anything God says to you and finish your time with God by praising Him that He has your life in His hands. 

 

There are many other exercises in my book ‘Spiritual Health Workout’ which will further your walk with God.  You can purchase this book online on the products page.  Join me next week for a new exercise.

 

Back