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Why Pray? A Christian Devotional

12/7/2012

 
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I knew I was in for a treat when I agreed to babysit a 3-year-old boy for a weekend last month. 

Since my own sons are in their teens now, it was fun to take out the “boy toys” and see our old Matchbox cars and Legos come to life again in his hands. 

The boy was a precious bundle of energy and curiosity complete in one little golden-haired package. 

So I was only a little bit surprised after we had ...



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Stewart M. link
12/10/2012 04:31:24 am

Hi Debra :-)

I love your blog. Please don't ever stop.
I pray that God richly blesses you (and yours) and continues to draw you ever closer to Him!

Why do I pray you ask?
One reason I do is, like you said, because He tells us to. Another is because He is God! As long as He loves us, He will hear our prayers (off target or not) And He will never stop loving us, right?

You also mentioned that God's Will will get done whether we pray or not but we both know that God done in fact answer prayers! So when He answers a prayer does that somehow change His Will? I don't think so. For you and I coming to Him (I mean getting saved) are part of His Will. And also His Will is for us to pray to Him, so us praying to Him is part of His Will not somehow separate from it or added to it. So let's not ever stop, ok? Let's not let Him down. Let's keep praying our heads off, LOL.

Thank you Lord for our ability to pray and for your ability to answer them!!

Take care, God bless, Merry Xmas, etc.
Got any snow yet?

S✞ew.

Debra Torres link
12/10/2012 05:45:01 am

Hi Stew,
Thanks for reading and for the encouragement. Could always use a dose of that! You're right. He does hear our prayers - all of them. And He always answers doesn't He? Yes, No, or Wait. It's an interesting concept you bring up. Just praying is His will. Wow.
Yes, will keep praying. God bless you, too. Thought you might like to become a Facebook fan if you aren't yet. This way, as lead, you can share my posts with your FB friends. Just click "like" at: http://www.facebook.com/MyChristianDevotionalBlog

Anna Balsamo
12/13/2012 04:34:45 am

Hi Debra, Yes, pray because He told us too! How simple. I was doing just that as I walked 1 and 1/2 to the post office on this (finally!) sunny day. I prayed for every home I passed and asked Him to help me pray His will for them and others. He did say to pray at all times, didn't He? It refreshed my spirit to focus on others and of course, Him. Maybe that's one of the reasons He wants us to pray - it gets the focus off ourselves. Oh, there are many other reasons for it as well and none more important than being able to humble ourselves before Him and seek His face.
Merry Christmas!
Anna


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