can I pray?

I ask how much I am I willing to give to pray?
How much?
Can Pray through the night?

Do I pray with all my heart?
How much do I love others? would I give up my sleep for them?

I can't say I never prayed through the whole night, I have went late but and early but all night never.
Have I never prayed God if you want wake me and let me pray?

Oh I am done in by my sin, what hours I wast, when I could be doing kingdom work.
I confess mind can't say on track without Gods word on my mind, So I can't pray apart from the Word.

But this I am growing and learning what a great love for a brother or sister is, I lay awake with their names on my heart. I pray for lost, but family of Christ is what lays most heavy on my heart.

I guess it is good to know what it mean to give our lives for our brothers and sister. I have known I have paid the cost of my health many times because I prayed. But then I have let the world grip me and pull me away.

I am told you must take care of your body
I agree a 100 % I do try in many ways. but what do I do when I feel I must pray?

I ask the Lord to help me, I disobey so much and wast so much time..
teach us how to pray long hours for you...not fill hours, but the hours slip by....

blessing

I read this post this morning [url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=18981&forum=40]We are going to the mountain to pray[/url]. And I feel such a desire to spend extended periods of time in prayer like that. But the flesh is weak. It would rather sleep or even spend that time here on SI.

To answer your question - can I pray? Sure
But do I pray????

I'm tired of deceiving myself by reading about prayer, thinking about prayer, desiring prayer and somehow thinking this means I have prayed.

I need to pray and seek the face of God.....

I think you are right, as I was praying
it hit me. Would I rather hear the voice from man then God. wow is me. I want to hear the voice of God. Dear let us put away all that keeps us from praying, even that what seems good. I agree don;t let us be deceived. I pray but I wonder did I put my all my heart into it?
I can pray, But I ask the same question Do I
Oh sister. God help us to pray.. Help to not love mens words more then yours. WE want to hear from you. To meet with you face to face. Father for all those who are starting there days. Please I pray let you be frist. father, help us we cry to pray with all. To just pray. We come asking you rule our hearts our time our minds.
Father what Can I bring? Father please help us seek your face.. Now Oh God Now Now I ask let us not wast our time...

I have been thinking about this all morning while getting ready for work. How David said:

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price:neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 2 Samuel 24:24

But so often I give God the leftovers of my day.

I frequently have to make appointments to go see clients during the month. When I tell my client I will be there at a certain day and a certain time, I make sure I am there. But I have often made commitments to the Lord regarding prayer and then just not showed up. I have given more honor to my clients than to the Lord of glory who poured out His very life blood for me.

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Malachi 1:6

I am sick at heart as I consider this and repenting even now. Brothers and sisters, let us pray for one another that we would seek the Lord earnestly; that we would become a people of prayer.

Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? Joel 2:12-17

I will pray and keep praying,, I need pray too..
amen God is puting a greater need for prayer in our hearts, May we obey...

blessing In Christ
charlene

God can help indeed to pray.. I had a wonderful time of prayer..

Oh Father make us humble,, let your peopel pray..amen

what keeps us from praying?
I know it is sleep...
sleeping in or staying up late..
can sleep be better then being with Christ?

I have to say there are times, No I can't pray, yet I can. It is only Gods grace that keeps me praying. It is Gods when I have nothing. I can't hold on. I would fall to my face. But he holds me and keeps me. I need his grcae. I found at times am just crying help, help, please.

Speak thou to Him for He heareth,
And spirit with spirit will meet!
Nearer is He than breathing,
Nearer than hands and feet.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works. Psalm 73:25-28

"Be still before the lord and wait pastienty for him fret notnot yourself over the one who prosper in his ways" Ps 37

Let our heart be still and wait on the Lord.

Oh Jesus, how truly you are my Redeemer, my Rescuer. When I was lost and drowning in my sin, You had mercy. I forget sometimes Lord, how truly awful life was without You. I forget sometimes the emptiness and wretchedness of that life. And I forget to be thankful for what You have done for me. But then you will bring something across my path to remind me, to draw my thoughts back to how great a deliverance You have wrought in my life and it reduces me to a puddle of tears. Because it was so awful Jesus and I was the last one that You should have loved, but You loved me anyway. And I cannot understand a love like that. It humbles me so deeply and right at this moment Lord Jesus I feel that my heart would burst with thankfulness. What a remarkable love this is………

what words do want me to speak? My heart is to heavy to speak can you hear the words within my soul? By grace lead through these tears. Hear my heart I carry it to you. Can you save me from my ways, when I feel I am too drowning in my own ways. When I am drowning in the sorrow of the sin around me. My heart is braking at the love of sin. In my heart, let not be. Let me be broken. hear this hearts crys. Let me pray. Let me not put this aside Let me pray. Have mercy and hear my sorrow. Help me to battle in prayer.Let not take this on my own. I bring what you are showing me, all you put on heart to prayer. When my heart is broken and crushed from what I see. My heart is racing can't I be still, when it is crying out. You say pray.. You say turst me and pray. Give all your heart to me, so when you can pray, then pray and when you can't pray anyways. I must pray. Do I dear say let my food be my tears? Why does my heart feel so crushed? To this I must pray. draw me closer that I might hear your heart. Make this heart feel as you feel, Brake me, bring me to my face..
Humble this proud heart. Whatever do don't let me lack pray. Help me I beg, help me to always pray. DOn't let lose the vaule the power of when I am on my knees. Let me pray..

blessing
In his love
charlene

Oh this question came again to my mind today..
Oh God can I pray? Do I fear you when I pray?
I am I really face down? My heart is weeping with a longing it seems it can't meet. What has kept me praying?

I came home to my brothers house, and I have been having trouble praying.
What sin keeps me from being on my face?
Do I desire this time?
I was sorrow I have prayed to little. I started saying oh God I can't do this, with out you.
I see I have been enslaved to my sin once again. Could you come and help me.. Oh how I need your grace.
I started praying two sisters, It was good. But my heart wasn't right. God cut it off. I was had stop and think of my heart. I am praying but you are looking at my heart.
It was as if he was saying go and repent.
and so I did and I came back. and Got online and started praying with another sister. It was then I felt Holy Spirit filling me with fire again to pray for others. I had joy again. God made it clear I can't let anything come in between my time with God. So once again I could pray by Gods grace.

So what hunger is in my heart? what longing do I have to pray? Oh God please come and bring this Holy Fire aagin. Let my fire only grow stronger. Take this life of mine and make it holy fill me up with your grace, let my passion be for your holy name. Teach me to know how to pray. Teach to love others, by how I pray.

I don't want to pray a list. I want to pray with my heart. Oh that my face will show that I have prayed.

His goodness shines with brightest rays when we delight in all his ways
His glory overflows its rim when we are satisfied in him
His radiance will fill the earth when people revel in his worth
The beauty of God’s holy fire Burns brightest in the heart’s desire John Piper

Whom have I have in Heaven but thee?
And there is nothing upon earth that I desire besides thee
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion for ever, Ps 73

In his loVe
charlene

I set in my heart I was going to pray more for SI and this conf coming up... I went to pray and I was weak and weary.. I again I said oh God how can I pray? I feel so weak.. But his voice said in my heart pray.. I lay my head down and cried Lord it is my heart to pray, yet it seems so hard. This sickness makes it so hard to fouse. I feel you are calling me to pray, yet part of me doults I can..Whom I oh Lord? I said oh what a fool I am, to think I could go Ohio and pray if I can't even do it here? For moment I felt this way but as soon as I started to pray, then he raised me up and able me to pray. He again showed me, it isn't me but him through me. He gave me faith today that his grace can lift and carry me through.
But I also learn it is nothing less then a fight and determation to pray. and His grace that allows me to pray

May God help us to fight to pray.. Even when life sickness and all the others that come to keep us from this time, may it be God work through us and help us to fight.

in his love
charlene

Oh Charlene, I understand this. How many times do I come to prayer with a cold heart? Knowing the needs that I am about to bring before the Lord, I should be brokenhearted and weeping. But my eyes are dry and my heart is cold. I can only look toward heaven and confess, Lord, I am wrong.

But we must pray. How can we not pray?

How can we not pray?

So I ask – Lord, stir my heart. I have no desire in me right now to seek You. Would you put it there? I should want to pray to You more than I want to breathe.

You are right – it is Him through me.

And this makes me glad.

Danielle

Thank God he helps when we are cold and weak..

To this let us pray until we can pray..

In His love
charlene

Amazing thing.. I have been so weary from this sickness. I was really struggling to pray..
The another day I ask Joy to pray I would have power to pray.. I went to pray I laid my head ask Gods help. Then I started to pray. God came down and lifted my spirit I was awaken to pray. Praise God.

Blessing