Comments on: How Do I Pray? http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/ Thoughts from Australian cartoonist and pastor, Matt Glover Fri, 18 May 2012 01:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: MattGlover.com » Blog Archive » Why should we pray? http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-252 MattGlover.com » Blog Archive » Why should we pray? Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:37:29 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-252 [...] You’ve got to admit, that’s a good question. One I’ve wrestled with and something at the heart of Milton’s questions below. [...] […] You’ve got to admit, that’s a good question. One I’ve wrestled with and something at the heart of Milton’s questions below. […]

]]> By: Digger http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-251 Digger Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:14:48 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-251 ooh massive questions there Milton-I can dig it. My big question is about how we pray when we know God can do the things we ask, but seems to continually not. I know all the answers I'm meant to say about just waiting, having faith, being more persistent, God's answers are different to ours etc, but they all seem pretty glib when dealing with real life situations and people's pain and hurt. Just my questions at the moment... ooh massive questions there Milton-I can dig it.

My big question is about how we pray when we know God can do the things we ask, but seems to continually not.

I know all the answers I’m meant to say about just waiting, having faith, being more persistent, God’s answers are different to ours etc, but they all seem pretty glib when dealing with real life situations and people’s pain and hurt.

Just my questions at the moment…

]]> By: Joel http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-250 Joel Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:43:55 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-250 Luke 11:5-8 (Jer) He also said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him in the middle of the night to say, 'My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine on his travels has just arrived at my house and I have nothing to offer him'; and the man answers from inside the house, 'Do not bother me. The door is bolted now, and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up to give it to you.' I tell you, if the man does not get up and give it to him for friendship's sake, persistence will be enough to make him get up and give his friend all he wants." This speaks to me that persistent prayer is good if done in a humble way with right motives also. God knows our needs but he also wants us to ask. Sometimes he wishes us to learn patience by continously saying no to a request of ours until His timing comes. He doesn't mind us asking him all the time. He wants us to speak to Him and present our requests to him. Luke 11:5-8 (Jer) He also said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him in the middle of the night to say, ‘My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine on his travels has just arrived at my house and I have nothing to offer him’; and the man answers from inside the house, ‘Do not bother me. The door is bolted now, and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up to give it to you.’ I tell you, if the man does not get up and give it to him for friendship’s sake, persistence will be enough to make him get up and give his friend all he wants.”

This speaks to me that persistent prayer is good if done in a humble way with right motives also. God knows our needs but he also wants us to ask. Sometimes he wishes us to learn patience by continously saying no to a request of ours until His timing comes. He doesn’t mind us asking him all the time. He wants us to speak to Him and present our requests to him.

]]> By: Alison http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-248 Alison Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:20:52 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-248 the way it was explained to me once, as a child, as I was asking "God knows everything we think before we think it, so why pray?" And the answer was, "God likes to hear us ask." God loves us so much, that he wants to talk to us. Moses prayed, and the israelites were spared. I guess God knows what is best for us, but when we ask for it, he will give it to us gladly, he knows we will love to recieve it. I haven't explained that well- I know what I want to say but I can't express it. I guess we pray in groups to help us focus on prayer. the way it was explained to me once, as a child, as I was asking “God knows everything we think before we think it, so why pray?” And the answer was, “God likes to hear us ask.”

God loves us so much, that he wants to talk to us. Moses prayed, and the israelites were spared. I guess God knows what is best for us, but when we ask for it, he will give it to us gladly, he knows we will love to recieve it.

I haven’t explained that well- I know what I want to say but I can’t express it.

I guess we pray in groups to help us focus on prayer.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-246 Rachel Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:21:36 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-246 perhaps we dont pray to try and make God answer our prayers, but for Him to change us and our attitude? perhaps the purpose of praying collectively is not so God hears our prayers more,but so that we come together in fellowship and bond more? perhaps we dont pray to try and make God answer our prayers, but for Him to change us and our attitude?
perhaps the purpose of praying collectively is not so God hears our prayers more,but so that we come together in fellowship and bond more?

]]> By: Milton http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/15/how-do-i-pray/#comment-245 Milton Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:04:57 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=115#comment-245 I don't know how to blog so here goes: Given the topic is Prayer I throw the following questions into the mix for discussion, consideration and hopefully some answers. Assuming: God hears all of our Prayers and no one Prayer is more important to him than another. 1. Why do we feel the need to Pray in groups or collectively, (why do we have Prayer meetings)? 2. Should we believe that if more than one of us Pray for an issue it becomes more important to God than if only one of us Prays for it? 3. If we Pray for an issue more than once, what makes us think that it will have more importance to God (does it move up in His To Do List)? I don’t know how to blog so here goes:
Given the topic is Prayer I throw the following questions into the mix for discussion, consideration and hopefully some answers.

Assuming:
God hears all of our Prayers and no one Prayer is more important to him than another.
1. Why do we feel the need to Pray in groups or collectively, (why do we have Prayer meetings)?
2. Should we believe that if more than one of us Pray for an issue it becomes more important to God than if only one of us Prays for it?
3. If we Pray for an issue more than once, what makes us think that it will have more importance to God (does it move up in His To Do List)?

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