So you think you can pray (standard:Editorials, 904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 25 2010	Views/Reads: 3291/1966	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I had just snuggled down into my easy chair for an evening of reading and relaxation. I was reading a book I had just purchased and was quite anxious to get into it. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was dutifully going through the daily newspaper. S

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If these people really did object to prayer, they would keep their mouth
shut. Nine out of ten people who pray are not really praying. Sure, 
they are saying a few words, maybe even quoting some Scripture, but 
they are really not praying and their prayer never gets above the 
ceiling. 

If one tenth of the prayers prayed on any given Sunday were answered,
most of the people praying would be surprised. It seems, at least to 
me, that the only people who really believe in the power of prayer are 
the people who do not believe in prayer. 

I'm not too much concerned about the people who object to prayer. After
all, there is no way under heaven they can stop me from praying. What I 
am concerned about are people who say they believe in prayer and yet 
have no evidence to support that claim. 

In many regards, I am a very practical person. I do not make too many
demands from anybody. All I want to know is that you are who you say 
you are and you are doing what you say you are doing. Now, that is not 
too much to ask. 

Here is my challenge. I will show you what my life is with God, if you
show me what your life is without God. Tell me where you came from and 
I will tell you where I came from. I think that is fair. 

All we need in this country are just a few people who really know how to
get a hold of God in prayer. 

The Bible says..."Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a 
righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). 

Let's hear it for the righteous man who knows how to pray. 


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