How must we pray?
John 14:14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #490 There’s a Dream That I Dream (#542 in previous version)
There are many people who say that they try to pray but it doesn’t work for them. Jesus told us to pray but we feel burdened by it because it feels difficult to pray. If we pray, we will receive answers and blessings will come. If so, then how must we begin prayer?
1. Prayer of connecting with God
Praying will become easy if we pray with the knowledge of the fact that we are equipping ourselves with the reasonable attitude of lifestyle of the successful. First of all, thinking and taking some time off before God and deeply praying about our circumstances and prayer topics is the scheduled prayer that connects us with God. Enjoying the time to connect with God and envisioning God working in the world through the most comfortable time once a day is scheduled prayer. If we have the mindset to pray even briefly in the midst of our daily lives, we will gain wisdom. This is the continuous prayer that we are to enjoy in our lives. Last but not least, grabbing hold of and applying the Word that God grants us during worship is worship prayer. If we begin these three prayers in our real life, answers will continue to come.
2. Prayer of enjoying the Gospel
We must pray the prayer of enjoying the Gospel in order to begin prayer and receive answers. Prayer of enjoying the Gospel is praying as we remember the blessings that are in Christ. In Him, we pray for our entire schedule and for the people that we meet. In addition, praying as we hold onto the authority that overcomes the spiritual state of unbelievers and discerning what is best in the Gospel is the prayer of enjoying the Gospel. All the doors will open if we discover the reason to pray and begin the prayer of enjoying the Gospel.
3. Prayer of enjoying evangelism
Our eyes will open if we begin the prayer of enjoying evangelism. We will come to know that all events, all people, and all circumstances become the door of evangelism. If we equip ourselves with the reasonable attitude of our lifestyle, we will not waver and instead, begin to see this blessing. It is from this point on that the doors of evangelism will open and evangelism will be connected to everything that is related to us. We will restore the sense of specialty, through which our studies, job, and work become connected to evangelism. We will discover the hidden spiritual problems through deeper prayer, and as much as our spiritual problems are discovered, we will be able to begin special prayer. Let us not be discouraged because of our hidden spiritual problems, but instead if we correctly enjoy the blessing of prayer, the answer of healing will come.
-How are you putting prayer into action? If you feel that praying is difficult, try deeply meditating on God’s Word. And try beginning the prayer of connecting with God.
Remnant Study of Evangelism Lecture 222 / 2010.4.3