Hosea 14:2- "Take with you words and return to the Lord." Now if I recall this was the chapter that I enjoyed most when reading this book. We may break it up into two lessons I don't know yet, but either way lets get started and see what happens. I expect for everyone to look up all the verses I insert and take your time to ponder them all. Ok...
- In opening Hosea 14:2 tells me that when we pray if we can utilize and quote scripture in that time we have with the Lord that it makes it more powerful. So Savanah, that means we need to try and memorize some scriptures and keep them with us always. But little one who thinks their prayers are clumsy, don't fret because God doesn't care what it sounds like. He looks into our hearts.
- James 4:2-3 God help us to pray unselfishly
- Matthew 6:9-13 I pray this prayer maybe 10 times daily
- Psalms 95:6-7, Psalm 103:1-5, 1 Chronicles 29:10-13, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 7:10,12, Psalm 51:1-4, 10-12, Psalm 136:1-3, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 1 Samuel 3:10, Mark 14:36
So right now I'm using these chapters to build my daily study. I use them for my own personal quiet time as well and when I'm done reading all the scriptures I've suggested that you read I write my thoughts and pray. Now, I don't know what you guys are doing but that seems to work for me at the moment. I've already read the book and think you all should as well. It's a very good book. Again, What Happens When Husbands and Wives Pray Together by Carey Moore, Pam Moore and featured by Ruth Graham.
So in reading this chapter, I get these scriptures that I need to learn to pray. Most of these scriptures give examples of prayer. Some I like more than but all are good. What will be the best way for me to learn to pray? Just like anything else- practice, practice, practice! Right Hunter! I know that in my life anything I've ever done a lot of and taken an interest in I got better at! Does that mean that my prayer life and my quiet time and my discipline can not afford any mistake for God to hear me? Not at all. He just wants me to make an honest effort and try. I'm sure He will hear my heart no matter what my words sound like.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, help us to be faithful to your will for our lives. Help us to learn to pray for the things we need to be praying for and teach us how you want us to do that! In the meantime, remind us that if we screw up and pray like babies that it's o.k. and you got our backs because you know our hearts. Amen.
My thoughts: I'm going to create a weekly prayer list praying for different things and different people, mostly because my prayers consist of things I want like family, friends, jobs, money, getting out of here and God given strength to put up with some of the conditions I'm surrounded with. I have been faithful to my 9:00 pm prayer time with Angela my prayer partner, except one night I was late. I hope you guys are doing the same with Angela and I, or with another partner somewhere. I think sometimes that I like to "fix stuff" but probably the best preventative maintenance I could do is to have a "disciplined regular prayer life."
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