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Post by emy on Aug 24, 2011 10:58:17 GMT -5
This was in my email this morning. The source was not otherwise identified, so I hope I'm won't be prosecuted for sharing it!
"It is necessary for us to pray if people are to be saved and we are to enjoy other spiritual blessings and results. Does prayer get God to change His will so that He conforms to our wishes? No -- but prayer is the necessary channel that He has established for accomplishing spiritual work. . . . The right understanding is that God not only appoints the end to be obtained, He also appoints the means to attain that end, and God's appointed means to all spiritual blessing is prayer. God works through human channels."
(This is excerpted from a copyrighted Bible study guide...)
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Post by shushy on Aug 24, 2011 12:49:51 GMT -5
I agree with this. Prayer is foundational to a relationship with the Lord. Without prayer how can we know him? Jesus prayed and taught the disciples to pray. Sometimes I do think prayer gets God to change his mind. ie: when he said if there is 10 people in this city then went to 1. In chronicles where he talks about 'if my people who are called by my name will turn from their wicked ways and pray and seek my face I will heal their land.' etc The channel is the holy spirit carrying our prayers back and forth.
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Post by shushy on Oct 7, 2011 20:47:18 GMT -5
I cant imagine my life without the Lord. I lean on him for so much and a life without prayer would be barreness of soul and death of spirit to me. He is my all in all.
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Post by shushy on Oct 8, 2011 21:25:14 GMT -5
I am elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today. I have been praying for him for 3yrs...woooooohoooo Praise the Lord.
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Post by eyedeetentee on Dec 17, 2011 0:23:49 GMT -5
Prayer is psychological - keep telling yourself something will happen and it just might. Fifty-fifty chance.
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Post by shushy on Jan 3, 2012 21:23:38 GMT -5
Prayer is psychological - keep telling yourself something will happen and it just might. Fifty-fifty chance. You been eating chaff again sunshine?? Happy New Year btw
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Post by Gene on Jan 21, 2012 17:13:23 GMT -5
Prayer is psychological - keep telling yourself something will happen and it just might. Fifty-fifty chance. You been eating chaff again sunshine?? Happy New Year btw Shushy, I admire your faith.
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Post by hangingout on Mar 18, 2014 19:03:42 GMT -5
I am elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today. I have been praying for him for 3yrs...woooooohoooo Praise the Lord. This is an old post, I see But that is such great news. I have been praying for some people too and I hope to have a day like you had, shushy........that would be so awesome, so awesome
there is joy in heaven when one sinner turns from his wicked, crooked path
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 20:23:53 GMT -5
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Post by shushy on Jan 28, 2015 20:39:22 GMT -5
I am elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today. I have been praying for him for 3yrs...woooooohoooo Praise the Lord. This is an old post, I see But that is such great news. I have been praying for some people too and I hope to have a day like you had, shushy........that would be so awesome, so awesome
there is joy in heaven when one sinner turns from his wicked, crooked pathStand strong on what you pray for God is good. Nice to meet you hangin.
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Post by dmmichgood on Jan 30, 2015 1:23:17 GMT -5
This is an old post, I see But that is such great news. I have been praying for some people too and I hope to have a day like you had, shushy........that would be so awesome, so awesome
there is joy in heaven when one sinner turns from his wicked, crooked path Stand strong on what you pray for God is good. Nice to meet you hangin. Bubbles, I'm just curious,
"I am elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today. I have been praying for him for 3yrs...woooooohoooo Praise the Lord." This friend of yours, who just accepted Christ ....was he a sinner whose path was "wicked, crooked? "
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Post by bubbles on Mar 7, 2015 11:51:07 GMT -5
If you reread the post those were hangins words.
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Post by dmmichgood on Mar 7, 2015 16:40:31 GMT -5
If you reread the post those were hangins words. Oh, I knew that.
I was just curious if when you felt, "elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today, it was because that you felt he was "wicked, crooked" before that?
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Post by dmmichgood on Mar 7, 2015 16:44:06 GMT -5
Prayer is psychological - keep telling yourself something will happen and it just might. Fifty-fifty chance. Yep, and if it doesn't happen, ..well it just wasn't "God's will!"
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Post by xna on Mar 7, 2015 17:15:49 GMT -5
Prayer is psychological - keep telling yourself something will happen and it just might. Fifty-fifty chance. Yep, and if it doesn't happen, ..well it just wasn't "God's will!"
And now we have corporate sponsor's prayers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M84fIPPf_LY
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Post by snow on Mar 7, 2015 19:40:58 GMT -5
LOL now that's a prayer!!
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Post by BobWilliston on Mar 7, 2015 19:54:58 GMT -5
This is priceless. In Jesus name ... boogedie boogedie boo. At least he's a Christian pastor. I'd love to see that smoking hot wife.
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Post by BobWilliston on Mar 7, 2015 19:55:49 GMT -5
LOL now that's a prayer!! I noticed it make a lot of people happy.
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Post by shushy on Mar 16, 2015 13:32:58 GMT -5
If you reread the post those were hangins words. Oh, I knew that.
I was just curious if when you felt, "elated...my closest male friend has just accepted Christ today, it was because that you felt he was "wicked, crooked" before that?
Presumption on your part. I dont think of people like that.
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Post by dmmichgood on Mar 16, 2015 22:47:36 GMT -5
If you reread the post those were hangins words. Sorry, bubbles!
I think it is time I tucked it in for the night!
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