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DR JOHN HARRISON Education Influencer, Philosopher, Polymath, Writer, Humanitarian, and a Counselor
HARRISON speaks ………. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
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rayer brings out the divinity in us. It awakens spirituality within us. Prayer makes us find favor with God. God has promised to use anyone who is willing to pay the price, and the price is prayer. Time spend with God in prayer is the price. God hides Himself from us because He expects us to seek Him. The longer and the more we seek Him, the lesser the flesh (worldly things) remains in us. Prayer is the heavenly and spiritual function of our prayer life. It is communion with God. Absence of prayer opens the door to evil in our life. Prayer keeps the door closed. If we are prayer less, the devil becomes strong. If we are prayerful, the devil becomes weak. When we do not pray, we empower the devil. When we do pray, we empower God. The more we pray, the more of God will be poured in our lives. If you want to resemble God, spend more time in prayer. Every time we pray, we breathe in God and breathe out the flesh. The more I pray, the more the flesh dies and withers away. Prayer denies the flesh. We can defeat sin in our lives only through prayer. We cannot fight sin without prayer. We will win only if we pray or else, we will lose. Praying everyday activates God’s power and presence in your life. Prayer fulfills the promises of God. If God has promised you something then He will wait on us to pray and ask, it will not happen until we pray. It happens only when we pray. After that, he says he will do it. God will never force us to pray. It is up to us whether we want to be strong or weak. He never helps us to pray but he helps us while we pray. Being sleepless unto prayer is what we should be. Given below are few points as to why it is imperative for us to pray.
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1. As there is evil in this world, we should pray. 2. Prayer is God’s appointed way for obtaining things, and the great secret of all lack in our experience, in our life and in our work is neglect of prayer. Prayer connects us to God. God will neglect us if we neglect prayer. 3. Prayer has the power to change everything in our lives. God’s power and strength becomes perfect in us when we pray. 4. 4. Prayer is a spiritual discipline. We should begin our day with prayer and end our day with prayer. Prayer should be the means to seek God’s face and His righteousness every day. 5. Each and every person should have a ministry of intercession, meaning that we should pray for each other and bless one another in prayer. 6. The only way to receive God’s mercy and grace is through prayer. Mercy is what we need, grace is what we must have, or all our life and effort will end in complete failure. Prayer is the way to get them. There is infinite grace at our disposal, and we make it ours experimentally by prayer. Oh, if we only realized the fullness of God’s grace, that is ours for the asking, its height and depth and length and breadth, I am sure that we would spend more time in prayer. The measure of our appropriation of grace is determined by the measure of our prayers. Who is there that does not feel that he needs more grace? Then ask for it. Be constant and persistent in your asking. Be importunate and untiring in your asking. God delights in us when
we ask Him, for it shows our faith in Him, and He is mightily pleased with faith. 7. Prayer makes us complete beings. It gives us joy. It makes God real in our lives. It gives us true contentment and happiness. When we ask something definite of God, and He gives it, how real God becomes! Prayer gives us communion with God. 8. Prayer gives us peace that passes all understanding and frees us from all anxiety. It makes our life more beautiful from within. Our inner world has the power to change our outer world. 9. Prayer makes us receive the spirit of God who becomes our mentor, our guide, our teacher, our friend, our comforter, our protector, etc. 10. Prayer prepares us for heaven and rules out the possibility of us going to hell. 11. Prayer makes us accomplish much. 12. Prayer promotes our spiritual growth. It creates a pure heart in us and cleanses us from our sin and all iniquities. It gives us wisdom and strength in our walk and talk with God.
