Filed under: Spiritual Matters | Tags: Bible, God, hope, Life, praise, pray, prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Matters
Prayer, a subject which every Christian knows intimately. I mean, it’s what we do, we know all the ins and outs of it all…….or do we?
What do you think of when you think of praying to God?
- Needing help with something?
- Asking for Him to give you something you want?
- Asking that your food be Blessed in all ways as you shovel it into your mouth?
Well here is the rub of it all, here is what many people don’t do or even think about.
Prayer
Prayer has two sides to it. Praise as well as Petition. Most people understand that, but prayer is not meant to be a one way conversation (a one way conversation isn’t even a conversation, it’s a monologue). There is nothing wrong with closing your eyes, bowing your head and folding your hands and giving God praise, thanking Him for how great life is, or thanking Him for the things you have. There is also nothing wrong with asking God to give you something, asking Him to help you figure out how to make through a particular hardship, or asking Him to deliver you from persecution, in fact the Bible tells us to do just that when we are in need.
So what about the other side of prayer. Prayer is meant to be a conversation between you and God, but how often to we stop petitioning or praising God ans wait for Him to speak to us? Well, when is the last time you were praying and just stopped and stayed silent and allowed God to just fill you with Himself, with His peace and comfort. The thing is not many people remember that they need to be quiet and listen for God, that is why we sometimes miss what He is trying to convey to us, we are to busy gabbing and not taking enough time to just shut our mouth and focus on His presence.
Remember, prayer is a CONVERSATION, not a MONOLOGUE. Stop and let God talk to you, or just stop and enjoy the fact that He is there and just let His presence speak to your Spirit.
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I just wanted to take a day and plug some of my own personal favorite websites.
All About God – Want info about God? Debating whether or not He is even real? Check out this website, has great information for the curious who wonder about Christianity as well as information for Christians
Bible.com – Christian website containing online versions of pretty much any Bible you could want to read as well as many resources for Bible information, knowledge, and learning. Also check out Bible.net and Bible.org
Hardcore Christian Gamer Association – Forum and Website for the Hardcore Christian Gaming Association. Great Website for Christian talk, gaming talk, or just talk in general.
The Geek Media – Collaborated effort of podcasts, blogs, and websites for all things geek.
Christian Hardrock – Great radio station for great Christian artists in the Hard Rock and metal scene.
Christian Rock – Great radio station for great Christian artists in the Rock and alternative rock scene.
Christian Hip-Hop – Great radio station for great Christian artists in the hip-hop and rap scene.
Christian Power Praise – Great radio station for great Christian praise music.
MySpace – Social Networking, allows for complete customization of your profile using HTML as well as an in-site editing tool. Allows for an unlimited number of friends as well as having sections for books, movies, and music.
Facebook – Another Social Networking site. Allows for many features, not my favorite of the social networking things I do but it seems to be the favorite of many people over MySpace.
Xbox.com – Everything Xbox, All the time. Home page for the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console.
Major Nelson Blog – Larry Hryb’s blog. The face of XBOX community relations and customer service. His blog covers new releases on the Xbox 360 game console as well as the Xbox Marketplace.
Spartans, Covenants, & Sinners – Blog of one of my friends from the Hardcore Christian Gamer Association. Covers spritual issues, facts, as well as info on his Halo 3 Bible Study.
Achieve 360 Points – All the info an achievement addict could ever need for getting Xbox 360 achievements.
Addicting Games – Great website for flash games which will either distract you from life.
Game FAQs – One of the greatest websites on the internet for walkthroughs, tips, tricks, and cheats for games of any video game console/system.
Deviant Art – Great website for art of every shape and kind including writing and computer based art.
I Can Has Cheezburger – Hilarious website, words can’t describe what it is, enjoy.
