Specific Prayers

[HouseofJudah]

> Specific Prayers
>
> Matt. 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
> Father which art in
> heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
> will be done in earth,
> as it is in heaven.
>
> Prayer is a powerful tool, when used correctly. The
> problem is that most of
> the time, we don't pray the right prayers. We must
> learn to pray
> specifically and not generally. We must learn to
> pray as Jesus did in his
> prayers. Jesus did not pray vaguely, but he would
> even sound, to some
> redundant, to add specifics to his prayers. He
> wanted us to learn this so
> we won't be general when talking to the Father.
> Don't you hate when your
> children or friends talk to you vaguely and do not
> give specifics? That's
> so impersonal and it really makes you feel that you
> are not close to them.
> Well, God wants us to be specific and pray for the
> right stuff. There are
> keys to prayer that can unlock doors for you and get
> results in a hurry!
>
> Jesus could have just said, "Our Father", but, after
> that he said "which art
> in heaven"! He didn't want any other father to
> answer this prayer, only
> Father God in heaven. "Thy Kingdom come" is the
> will of God for the earth
> and heaven, so many feel he didn't have to say "Thy
> will be done", but
> Jesus was specific, even when it was obvious what he
> was saying. Then he
> said, "Give us this day, our daily bread" because he
> only wanted what was
> meant for that specific day! He could have said
> "Give us this day our
> bread" but because he was specific, he got what was
> meant for that day. He
> didn't just say, "Forgive me for my sins" but he
> stated that he would
> forgive others. This is a powerful key because the
> Word tells us that we
> must forgive others to be forgiven. Jesus did not
> want us to waste God's
> time by praying to be forgiven without first
> forgiving others. And
> if God leads us out of temptation, then it would
> seem we will automatically
> be delivered from evil, right? NO. Jesus was
> specific and asked for correct
> leading and then deliverance for when we don't
> follow his leading. I know
> many of you are saying, "is all this really that
> important?" But I want to
> let you know that what you want from God can be
> unlocked by these keys to
> prayer. If you pray for specifics that agree with
> his will, God will act on
> your words. Stop praying the same old prayers,
> vague and general babbling,
> and start talking to God like you know what you are
> talking about. You know
> what you want and he knows what you need, so if you
> can agree with
> him, then you can get your prayers answered. God
> has all that you desire
> and when you learn how to ask, you will receive it.
>
> Suggested Reading: Matthew 6: 9-15
>
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[ladylovesJesus]

That is very good and true. We do need to be specific when we pray.
Two days running I have seen the Lord's prayer posted here differently.

God bless :rainbow: :rose:

 

[Word of Life]

Thank you HouseofJudah. Today, I feel God has led me to say the Lords Prayer. I still speak to Him, but I have been saying the Lords Prayer a lot today.

 

[Dreamer]

Right on, House of Judah. God already knows the specifics; but we are to open up these specific needs in our minds and voice them to our Heavenly Father.

You're right. When I pick up my daughter from school and ask, "What did you do today?" I want to hear more of an answer than: "Oh, just stuff." I want to hear about specific things she learned, who she sat with at lunch, and what game did she get to play in Phys-Ed.

God loves us so much. It must hurt him when we just say a general prayer to him as if we are doing our daily duty. He is not only our Father, but our Savior and our Friend.