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Subject: You know the right way to pray, Hillbilly

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dori

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Date Posted: 16:10:15 01/13/12 Fri
In reply to: Hillbilly 's message, "Genesis 37 vss 5-8 Post 177" on 19:28:39 01/12/12 Thu

We should pray and give thanks to the Lord every minute we consciously can, but most of us don't. When I think to turn to God in prayer, it is after I have failed on my own. Had I turned to Him first, I might not have failed.

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Hillbilly
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Date Posted: 19:00:38 01/13/12 Fri

attitude and never in method. I have often found myself talking to God as if He was visibly next to me. We should all cultivate that relationship that treats God as our friend. Our closest friend and confidante.

John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

God is not an unreachable and unknowable deity. He desires our love, worship, friendship and fellowship. When God made Adam and Eve He came to them in the Garden in the cool of the evening. He desired the company of Adam and Eve. As God's children He desires our companionship and friendship. Prayer very often is simply talking to God as a friend. He sould be our closest and dearest friend as well as our great and mighty creator God. In Psalm 16:11 David said this: "in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." David knew what joy there was in walking close to God and being in His presence. We likewise should realize this and invite God into our presence. Tell Him you want Him to be your best friend and remember these words from King Solomon: Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:57:48 01/14/12 Sat But I don't feel worthy to think of him as a friend. I do talk to him as I would a friend, though, so maybe I'm closer than I think, eh? *-)