Seven Days of Prayer... Woo Hoo!! :)

[shag]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

An Apostolic Pastor from Texas challenges his church members to engage in 7 days of prayer with their spouse, for a minumum of 10 minutes a day.


He also told all to show up next Sunday to get the reason behind his advice.


What are your thoughts on this?

Is this Pastor out of line?

Is this a burden on married couples to have to set aside "quality time" like this every day?

Will the Pastor get adequate participation in this?

Can prayer become "legalistic"?

I think this is a good challenge (its not a requirement) for a Pastor to to give his saints. I think we may even give it a try ourselves.

[Jermyn Davidson]

I pray almost every day. Some days, the prayers are really, really short and I have to make myself slow down so as to spend time with Him instead of reciting a warmed over "thank you Jesus" from 3 nights ago.


I am going to use this week as an attempt to create some consistency with my prayer life.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

An Apostolic Pastor from Texas challenges his church members to engage in 7 days of prayer with their spouse, for a minumum of 10 minutes a day.


He also told all to show up next Sunday to get the reason behind his advice.


What are your thoughts on this?

Is this Pastor out of line?

Is this a burden on married couples to have to set aside "quality time" like this every day?

Will the Pastor get adequate participation in this?

Can prayer become "legalistic"?

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Some months back I started a prayer session with my dear wife and 2 sons.

It is not some weird time to push on the kids.

My son John is 18 and son Cody is 14.

Together we all get in a circle and hold hands.

We pray for certain things continually.

We will change out a prayer once it has been answered.

We have skipped a few nights when my son has worked.

Or when things got really busy.

I can tell you they let us know every night we need to pray.

The reason being we have experienced a mini revival in our family.

Not one to be preached around the world.

Just one of closeness.

We have seen several large miracles answered in our lives.

It has been a personal putting God into faith in our lives.

I would recommend this to all families.....

Neck

[MissBrattified]

Requiring specific amounts of prayer is about as bad as requiring specific amounts of, well, other things.

BUT, couples who pray together probably have a better relationship all the way around, including the woo-hoo part.

I would say, even, that praying with your spouse requires more openness and intimacy than sex. (Assuming it's not the rote, time-consuming, fill-the-dead-space kind of prayers Pentecostals are good at, when they just want to look spiritual.)

I love for my husband to pray for me. I'll ask him before anyone else.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by 1399

I pray almost every day. Some days, the prayers are really, really short and I have to make myself slow down so as to spend time with Him instead of reciting a warmed over "thank you Jesus" from 3 nights ago.


I am going to use this week as an attempt to create some consistency with my prayer life.

I have set a time aside.

When I am in the situation.

I will pray everytime.

When I am in my car and not on my cell phone for work from customer appointment to appointment.

I will turn the radio down and pray during the drive.

If we are given a phone in our line of work to be more efficient with our time.

Then why can't I take that same principle into my walk and conversations with Christ.

It is amazing how awesome an appointment can go when 5 minutes earlier you were praying in the spirit.

In doing this praying an hour a day is nothing....

[Neck]

I don't know why many ministers stay away from the statement in scripture..."Pray without ceasing".

Many sure are glad the scripture did not have a longer list...

[shag]

Originally Posted by Neck

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Some months back I started a prayer session with my dear wife and 2 sons.

It is not some weird time to push on the kids.

My son John is 18 and son Cody is 14.

Together we all get in a circle and hold hands.

We pray for certain things continually.

We will change out a prayer once it has been answered.

We have skipped a few nights when my son has worked.

Or when things got really busy.

I can tell you they let us know every night we need to pray.

The reason being we have experienced a mini revival in our family.

Not one to be preached around the world.

Just one of closeness.

We have seen several large miracles answered in our lives.

It has been a personal putting God into faith in our lives.

I would recommend this to all families.....

Neck

I appreciated reading that post/testimony. We may give it a try praying that way.

[George]

Originally Posted by cneasttx

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

What are the wicked ways of His people called by His name?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by tstew

Then there's that...perhaps the Apostolic Pastor's name was Paul:

"But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word" (Acts 6:4).

"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" (Ephesians 6:18).

"Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?" (1 Thessalonians 3:10).

"We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you" (Colossians 1:3).

"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God" (Colossians 4:12).

"Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer...." (1 Corinthians 7:5a).

"Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually" (1 Chronicles 16:11).

"Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17

Very good.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by George

What are the wicked ways of His people called by His name?

Pride
Bitterness
Wrath
Unforgiveness
Evil speaking
Lust
Sloth
Unthankful
Worldliness
Gossip
just a few.