(Daily prayer follows after this short introduction)

What kind of prayers does God listen to?

Prayers for strength...requests for good health... for healing... for a happy marriage... help for a loved one... help for your finances... for a better life...a stable life...a peaceful life... to save your relationship...find someone special for you...to deal with any personal problem... help you with your fears... your anxieties...your loneliness...help you control your emotions (such as anger, hate, jealousy, envy, apathy, depression...etc.)...your disappointments...addictions (whether it's drugs, alcoholism, obsessive spending...etc.)...??

What if I were to tell you that He listens to none of that, would it shock you or even surprise you?

I hope not.

First, God listens to your heartfelt desire to communicate with Him because you love Him as your Father; words without faithful love for Him mean nothing...so speaking to God because you want something for yourself means nothing...

Secondly, when you love God, you don't "pray" to Him, like some kind of formality...communicate with Him as someone you genuinely love...

This is what Daily Communication Prayer to God is all about; to teach you how to communicate with the Lord the way he wants to hear from you...






Sunday, November 11, 2012

Lord,

This very day, a day of remembrance (Veterans day), I would like to thank you heavenly Father for those who laid down their lives so we can enjoy freedom and a better quality of life...

There is no greater loss than losing a loved one, and this day, the day of remembrance of our veterans (for me, the living and the dead), I just want ot praise you for giving them the courange and bravery to defend our freedom...

I salute their bravery and ultimate sactrifice; their noble sacrifice for the benefit of people they don't even know goes beyond service for God and country...

It was the ultimate noble cause...

With this in mind Father, I will undertake my own noble cause and stand firm in loving you, because I am able to see beyond the fog of daily life, a fog the Dark Prince applies into my life in order to cut me off from you Lord...

I realize now that Satan is trying to cut me off from you, and will use any circumstance to make it happen...

But I know Father that you are in control forever...

You are my refuge in times of trouble and I trust you will never forget about me...

Even though my enemies (including Satan) are in pursuit of me in their own way, I know that you Lord lift me up and away from their treachery...

You are maintaining my contact with you.

My enemies themselves have fallen into the traps they set up for me because of your righteous justice Father...

You have never forgotten me Lord...even in the most difficult circumstances you've been there to rescue me...

You have never forgotten my hopes in your salvation Lord, and the hopes of all of those who love you with heartfelt sincerity...

As for my enemies who plot against me in thought, word, and deed, you strike them with terror Father...you are letting them know that they are nothing more than mortal...that their fortunes can change in an instant...

They rise and they fall, their secret evil schemes are no secret to you Lord; you know their plots...

(GM Evagrius)