Personal prayer training
Matthew 6:1~15 This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (9~10)
Hymn for scheduled worship” Korean/English Hymnal #569 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (#442 in previous version)
Giving worship on the Lord’s Day, receiving the strength to enjoy for one week, and having the heart of thanksgiving is the life of faith of a normal Christian. However, most people are not only unable to live like this, but also unable to receive strength and therefore receive answers. We who are in the Gospel must make the mystery of prayer ours and experience answers to prayer. How must we begin the prayer of enjoying the Gospel?
1. What we need most
It is good to start with what you need. Everyone needs health, wisdom regardless of age, and power to do work, and therefore are very interested in these things. If you begin to meditate with these aspects, you can get a taste of prayer easily. Because meditation gives rest to the complications in your brain, develops concentration, and revives the spiritual rhythm, tremendous strength and healing will occur. If you meditate deeply holding onto the Word in the Gospel, works of the Holy Spirit will rise.
2. What we ought to have
Many people pray according to their desire. If you know what God desires and if that becomes your prayer, you will receive true answers. What God desires most from us is the Gospel and the filling of the Holy Spirit. If you pray for the Gospel and for the filling of the Holy Spirit, you will receive power. And you must pray for God’s great desire of evangelism. Also, pray the prayer of using your authority as a child of God in the name of Jesus Christ. From then on, important prayers that differ from those of the past will begin.
3. The easiest thing
The Gospel is not at all something that is hard. God has given to us the Gospel that we need the most, that we ought to have, and that is the easiest for us to partake in. That is why the prayer of enjoying the Gospel is also the easiest thing to do. How should we do it then? You simply need to pray at your most convenient time. Pray as you dream the happiest dream and draw a happy picture of faith. Your time of prayer must become the time in which you gain strength. This must happen in order for you to receive answers and continue the prayer of enjoying the Gospel.
- How have I been meditating? Do I have my own answer regarding the prayer of enjoying the Gospel? Set aside 10 minutes of your time to go into deep meditation that is most comforting, happiest, and empowering. Study of Evangelism Message / 2011.10.8