“In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God’s thoughts after him: to desire the things he desires, to love the things he loves, to will the things he wills. Progressively, we are taught to see things from his point of view.” – Richard Foster
Practical Steps
In my limited experience, I have learned that listening is [...]
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Série de Prière: Communion
Posted in Life, Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged abiding, breathings, brother Lawrence, busyness, communing, communion, distraction, divine, Eucharist, Henri Nouwen, Holy Spirit, internal, Jesus, John, Luke, peace, prayer, prayer series, sin, unceasing, worship on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“God [is] Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24
What is it?
I’m not here to talk about the Eucharist, though that’s a good form of communion too. The word “communion” simply means sharing something in intimate fellowship/friendship. The kind of communion I am talking about is the internal relationship [...]
Série de Prière: Waiting
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged Bible, Christianity, distraction, expectancy, IHOP, Jaeson Ma, patience, prayer, prayer room, prayer series, revivalist, silence, solitude, The Word, waiting, worship on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s something very special about waiting prayer. When practiced with the right motives, it can become the core of your prayer life — and a very important part at that.
What is it?
Waiting prayer is taking time to be still before the Lord. This concept is repeated over and over again in Scripture (Ps. 25:5, 25:21, [...]
Série de Prière (Series on Prayer): Distraction
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged brother Lawrence, distraction, focus, IHOP, IHOP-KC, lengthy, prayer, prayer room, prayer series, RHOP, vocal on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I want to get a huge factor out of the way before I continue this series on prayer: distraction.
Humans are weak — I live in a community of people who pray for a living and this issue comes up over and over again. We live such fast-paced lives (internally and externally) that when we try [...]
