John Wesley On Prayer

John Wesley On Prayer

God's command to "pray without ceasing" is founded on the necessity we have of his grace to preserve the life of God in the soul, which can no more subsist one moment without it, than the body can without air.

Whether we think of; or speak to, God, whether we act or suffer for him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him.

All that a Christian does, even in eating and sleeping, is prayer, when it is done in simplicity, according to the order of God, without either adding to or diminishing from it by his own choice.

Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the understanding be employed on outward things.

In souls filled with love, the desire to please God is a continual prayer.

As the furious hate which the devil bears us is termed the roaring of a lion, so our vehement love may be termed crying after God.

God only requires of his adult children, that their hearts be truly purified, and that they offer him continually the wishes and vows that naturally spring from perfect love. For these desires, being the genuine fruits of love, are the most perfect prayers that can spring from it.

We all must never remember that all of the so called Church Giants are mortal men.

While we through the power that Christ offers are able to to be broken and used as god sees fit, but none of us should forget that they were men that had deep deep flaws.

I am in no way knocking their flaws, I'm not in the position to do such a thing, but man will always fail our highest expectations of them.

The Savior and Lord will never leave us "hanging", even when it feels as though we are wounded and left for pillage, Jesus saves!

I go back and forth about this. The Bible is written by man.

God uses man to speak to us. So instead of tearing them down, we should pray they will speak the pure sincere Word of God. I get really tired of everyone tearing everyone down. :/ yes man is imperfect. We are to be bound by the ligament of love, this is Jesus.

After all is it not our responsibility to guard our hearts and walk before the Lord? If we do not like what they say and have not the grace/faith to endure then leave, or be quiet. The whole entire "church" is flawed, so shall we backbite and devour? Or build up in love that Christ may be seen?

we often resort to tearing others down, because we ourselves are also weak. Therefore instead of calling upon the Name of Christ, we turn to our own carnality.

Heb12:14 Don't know about you, but I want to see Jesus.

We are in the hour of desperate need.
Sorry if that sounds harsh.
In love,
Michelle