Reply with quoteQuote Notify of repliesNotify 10043 Forums / Theology Forum / "more Effective" Prayer on: June 01, 2005, 07:30:01 PM Prayer is the life line of the christian. Unless i pray i cannot experience the presence of the Holy Spirit .Sometimes we forget that He is in us and He is a person. We have the presence of God and He chooses to work through prayer. Do you feel a change in your heart when you pray. Is your faith strengthened and do the things of earth and the pull of outward things lose there hold.
 Prayer draws us away from trusting in ourselves. When we pray the Holy Spirit speaks in the deepest recesses of our hearts that we belong to the Father and His love for us is always abiding. We get refreshed and have a new outlook on our trials. We begin to feel safe and wonder why we worried so much about this pressing problem. What drives us to prayer? Trials, answered prayer, revival, experiencing highs of Gods presence and realizing that we are made to glorify Him and enjoy Him.

When you have met God in prayer you will pour out your heart like a little child! You will realize that He is awesome and has all the power to effect any change that you will experience. Faith is so important in prayer. We get weak in faith and our prayers are so small and unexciting. When your faith is strengthened through answered prayer you will deepen in your prayers. You will live like there are two people in the room instead of one. The things of heaven will be near to you. That will strengthen you to give of yourself to others because you desires will have eternity rewards in mind. I mourn over how sometimes i make my plans and give no thought to experiencing the Fathers presence in making them. How much of my life has been spent in carnal pursuits that pull me away from prayer and communion with the Spirit. What energy have i spent crying out to God for my loved ones to be saved