{"id":2926,"date":"2018-10-01T19:10:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T00:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:36:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T20:36:51","slug":"pray-like-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/01\/pray-like-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray Like Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written on September 24, 2018<\/h6>\n
About six months ago I prayed, \u201cHoly Spirit, draw me closer to Jesus. Reveal more of Jesus to me.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Last Thursday morning I heard in my spirit, \u201cPray like Jesus.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Then all day Thursday the thought kept coming to me, \u201cPray like Jesus.\u201d Then that night we went to a small group meeting. Jorge, he\u2019s the speaker, said, \u201cWe are going to study about prayer tonight.\u201d I opened my eyes real wide and looked at Bob; I had told Bob what I had heard that morning. He looked at me and said, \u201cI know.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Confirmation~<\/h6>\n
Then the next day, I opened my Kindle to read and the title of a book was there it was called, \u201cPray like Jesus.\u201d More confirmation.<\/h6>\n
So I ordered the book and began to read it. It said if we model our prayers after Jesus, two things will happen:<\/h6>\n
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    We will become more effective in our prayers. and<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    More importantly, we come closer to God!<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    So my prayer that I had prayed six months ago was being answered.<\/h6>\n
    Today is October 1, 2018; I received a text with an article called, Teach Us to Pray: The Class We Never Graduate From,<\/em> by Corey Russell. (Thanks Barbara)<\/h6>\n
    The Holy Spirit really has my attention now\u2026<\/h6>\n
    Prayer is the most important action we can do as a Christian. Jesus knew the importance of prayer he was in constant communion with His Father and we should take it as seriously as He does.<\/h6>\n
    It was not a one way conversation. God also spoke to His son and he talks to us if we will open our hearts and listen.<\/h6>\n
    You can talk to Him about anything and everything and He will reply. It starts with being honest and vulnerable. Bearing your soul to an unseen God\u2026it can be strange and awkward at first but as you get to know Him more and more by reading His book and talking to him\u2026He begins to show you exactly who He is and how very much He loves you.<\/h6>\n
    Don\u2019t be afraid. Don\u2019t be shy. Just get alone with your Bible and ask Him to show you how to pray and before long you\u2019ll wonder how you ever got along without Him.<\/h6>\n
    Pray like Jesus\u2026Jesus didn\u2019t scream\u2026or yell\u2026although His word says that sometimes He did speak in a loud voice\u2026but that was to\u00a0emphasize His point to the Scribes and Pharisees. Jesus did not approve of hypocrites.<\/h6>\n
    He didn\u2019t showoff, when He talked to His father. He often went to the desert to be alone to pray or, to a mountainside by Himself. He would talk to His Father and do whatever His Father told Him to do.<\/h6>\n
    There\u2019s no big mystery about praying. There\u2019s no magical conditions\u2026you don\u2019t have to use big, poetic words. You don\u2019t have to fold your hands and bow your head, although it\u2019s ok if you do. All you have to do is just talk to Him from your heart. Be honest with him and just be you.<\/h6>\n
    When you read Genesis it talks about God walking with Adam in the cool of the day. He wants to be a part of our lives. He talked to Moses through a burning bush He knew how to get his attention. He talked to John the revelator through visions. He didn\u2019t want to scare John but He had some important things to show him. God longs to talk to His children. Just as we parents love to have good conversations with our children. He\u2019s interested in what we like and how we live and who we love and what our hearts desires are. He wants to be a part of our lives and teach us amazing things and do wonderful things for us. He is a good-good Father.<\/h6>\n
    Don\u2019t be afraid, just talk to Him and you\u2019ll see, He\u2019s absolutely awesome to hang out with\u2026He\u2019s funny and creative. He\u2019s loving and confident. Yes, He is magnificent\u2026the God of the Universe\u2026but He is not someone to fear. Respect yes, but not to be afraid of. Not when you know Him. And we can know Him through Jesus.<\/h6>\n
    Pray like Jesus\u2026<\/h6>\n
    Our father<\/h6>\n
    Who art in heaven\u2026<\/h6>\n
    Hallowed be thy name<\/h6>\n
    Thy Kingdom come<\/h6>\n
    Thy will be done<\/h6>\n
    On earth as it is in heaven\u2026<\/h6>\n
    Give us this day<\/h6>\n
    Our daily bread<\/h6>\n
    And forgive us our debts<\/h6>\n
    As we forgive our debtors<\/h6>\n
    And lead us not into temptation<\/h6>\n
    But deliver us from evil<\/h6>\n
    For thine, is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory<\/h6>\n
    Forever\u2026Matthew 6:9-13<\/h6>\n
    Amen!<\/h6>\n
    ~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 1, 2018<\/h6>\n