The existence if confident direction in one’s prayer life is not unusual. I have had similar conviction regarding specific prayer points which have come to pass assuredly. When God’s people truly “pray in the Spirit,” they receive similar direction and conviction, not only about people, but about events and projects and even whole nations.
The second benefit of “praying in the Spirit” is that it supplies the ENERGIZING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT for prayer, infusing tired, even infirm, bodies and elevating the depressed to pray with power and conviction for God’s work. Men, learn to pray in the Spirit! The Minister John Hughes states this : “ I have written “Pray in the Spirit” at the top of my prayer list as a constant reminder to patiently wait on the Lord, asking the Spirit to give me prayers. My list contains numerous long-standing petitions for which I regularly pray, but I also want to be consciously open to the Spirit, so that as He wishes, He will regularly invade my list with His direction and energy.”
John Bunyan also adds: “Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God has promised, or according to the Word of God, for the good of the church, with submission in faith to the will of God. Let us learn to pray in-Spirited prayer using the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit.
The next ingredient of petitionary prayer is that it is continuous — “on all occasions.” This characterized the practice of the Apostolic Church, as Acts 1:14 indicates: “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers” (cf. 2:42). Paul told the Thessalonians to “pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and he recommended that the Philippians “in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (4:6). Is continual prayer possible? Yes and no. It is, of course, impossible to carry on a running dialogue while we are working or at other times, but the prayer called for here is not so much the articulation of words as the posture of the heart.
WOW! WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE, WHO ENRICHES US WITH INSIGHTS UNPARALLED! SELAH!
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 (Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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