What up, LADIES?
So - I will make this quick... Jay and I have already passed this around to each other, but I figured the rest of the Bearrie Brotherhood could benefit as well.
I am assuming that you guys get the emails from lds.org. IF NOT, you should sign up for sure. It will bless your life.
If you do get them, you probably read the latest from D. Todd on prayer. Here is the link -
https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/answers-to-four-questions-about-prayer?lang=eng&cid=email_inspiration-and-news_6-2015_header1
For those of you who want the power statements, I have copied what I felt to be the best part of each of the questions about prayer he included in his article.
How can I make daily prayer more meaningful?
"Everything we do ought to be done with an eye toward our Heavenly Father’s blessing and consecrating to our good all of our activities in a given day. So if we sense our need and think about it, prayer becomes more meaningful."
If we LIVE our prayers, it will be more meaningful. As we go about the day, keep a dialog with God. The little chats in your head don't have to be with just yourself... invite God.
How do you have the Spirit with you when you pray?
"If we’re just praying for what wewant and we don’t want to know His will, it won’t be the same feeling or have the same meaning."
How often should we pray?
"We may be thanking Him for blessings received, we may be repenting of a few things that happened that were not right, and then there are all the prayers in between. It just becomes part of a stream of prayers. It’s all part of a pattern, and that goes on day in and day out and week after week and through the years. That’s what it means to have your heart drawn out in prayer to Him."
What if we don’t get an answer to our prayers when we want it or need it?
"We ought to remember we don’t dictate to God the timing of His answers to us and the content of what comes in response to our prayers."
So - I will make this quick... Jay and I have already passed this around to each other, but I figured the rest of the Bearrie Brotherhood could benefit as well.
I am assuming that you guys get the emails from lds.org. IF NOT, you should sign up for sure. It will bless your life.
If you do get them, you probably read the latest from D. Todd on prayer. Here is the link -
https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/answers-to-four-questions-about-prayer?lang=eng&cid=email_inspiration-and-news_6-2015_header1
For those of you who want the power statements, I have copied what I felt to be the best part of each of the questions about prayer he included in his article.
How can I make daily prayer more meaningful?
"Everything we do ought to be done with an eye toward our Heavenly Father’s blessing and consecrating to our good all of our activities in a given day. So if we sense our need and think about it, prayer becomes more meaningful."
If we LIVE our prayers, it will be more meaningful. As we go about the day, keep a dialog with God. The little chats in your head don't have to be with just yourself... invite God.
"If we’re just praying for what wewant and we don’t want to know His will, it won’t be the same feeling or have the same meaning."
If we don't really care what he thinks... why the heck do we ask?? If we are trying to pray so hard that we get the answer that we want, the spirit won't be there. And it may end up with Him yielding or surrendering to us... kind of a "Okay, go for it - and you will see!" I mean, look what happened to Martin Harris! Poor guy.
"We may be thanking Him for blessings received, we may be repenting of a few things that happened that were not right, and then there are all the prayers in between. It just becomes part of a stream of prayers. It’s all part of a pattern, and that goes on day in and day out and week after week and through the years. That’s what it means to have your heart drawn out in prayer to Him."
Again - it is the CONSTANT prayer that God asks of us. None of this "time of crisis" crap... can you imagine a friend coming to you only when he/she needed your help to bail them out of some trouble they caused for themselves? That's a bad friend. (That being said, don't be afraid to pray in the "Damn, we're in a tight spot!" moment.) Pray ALWAYS. (Refer to the Repent Fast post if the swearing bothers you)
"We ought to remember we don’t dictate to God the timing of His answers to us and the content of what comes in response to our prayers."
Wait your turn, boy! We are not the ones to tell God when we should get answers. We don't say when and where. Beggars can't be choosers. That being said, He could not want to help us more. He is not "holding back answers" to cause us trouble, or pain, or heartache. He, in His ultimate wisdom, will give us the answers when we are ready, and when we need them. I know this is true.
All in all, I know that prayer is real. I know that it is a way for us to communicate with God. He is real. He listens. He is very much so aware of us. I am always trying to work on how I communicate with Him. And boy, am I grateful for apostles that help me understand how to do it better. What a blessing.
Man I love Bearrie Devos. Thanks a lot for the post brother! I really appreciated this one. A good bit on prayer!
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