Prayer

Gen.4;25 At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.

Psalms 65:1&2 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.

Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. (The holy Spirit aids in prayer)

Rev. 5;88
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Why pray? The bible says pray!
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Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (This is why we don't pray) I feel God dealing with me in that still, small voice saying, pray. I say yes Lord. And then say in a little while or as I go lord. I have learned that I have to go to the lord in prayer early in the morning or I will get too busy to pray. I have also learned that if I take time early to go before God and touch the hem of his garment,letting Him talk to me and then taking to him that my day is full of prayer. I will walk all day with an attitude of prayer,)
I go to church and the preacher ask for 15 minutes of prayer. I find that I get so excited and say Yes I can do that, no problem but remember the last part of Matthew 26. I also find that when I do it I have such a good time that I wonder why I don't find a place and shut myself in it everyday. God blesses me. It is the devils job to stop us from giving that quite time to God. You see he knows how God is going to bless us!
John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. (Look at the last of that scripture. That your joy will be complete) It is a joy to pray in the spirit.
Eph. 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
1Thess. 5:17pray continually; We must give God our self because we need to know how and what to pray for so we can pray continually.
Exodus 15:25Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. MOSES PRAYED.
Elisha, Joshua, prayed. Paul prayed. Jesus prayed!
We must not be a wimp when it comes to praying. We must pray the WORD.
Lets pray for a HOLY SHAKING!


Luke 11
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer 1One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
2He said to them, "When you pray, say: " 'Father,[ hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread. 4Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.' "
5Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'
7"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[ he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Failure in prayer
Deut.1:45 You came back and wept before the LORD, but he paid no attention to your weeping and turned a deaf ear to you. They had disobeyed.
Secret sin causes failure,Indifference, neglet of mercy, stubborness, self indulgence

Sucessful Prayer,
Broken and contrite spirit, pray like you believe it, pray in faith,Mark 11:24 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.pray with righteousness,James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.