tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35054041.post5568117722096608735..comments2023-10-04T17:21:58.152-05:00Comments on beloved daughter: Talking with My Father: Jesus Teaches on PrayerCherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399788462994298545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35054041.post-12616440968073014172009-01-31T23:22:00.000-06:002009-01-31T23:22:00.000-06:00Like Brent, I believe both talking about God and t...Like Brent, I believe both talking about God and to God are beneficial. However, I see the same issues you point out -- both in churches today and in myself. It is easy to talk about God and not be real with each other. It is easy to go about our daily life handling things on our own without bothering to discuss them with God. It's easy to do things for God rather than taking the time to get to know Him and commune with him. Thanks for prodding me to get off what I think is the easy path and step onto the path God has for me. Ironically, his path is much easier for me because he is with me each step of the way!cookiehawk77https://www.blogger.com/profile/02727133701928210669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35054041.post-22475435926014454402009-01-28T07:53:00.000-06:002009-01-28T07:53:00.000-06:00With all due respect to Martin Luther, I'm not sur...With all due respect to Martin Luther, I'm not sure that I see these two positions as mutually exclusive.<BR/><BR/>Prayer, as I see it, is an attitude. This is one of the few explanations that would allow us to "pray without ceasing." Sometimes we verbalize this in specific ways. <BR/><BR/>So, sometimes that attitude would be a wonderful conversation about the nature and/or character of God. Sometimes it would result in an "arrow prayer" for a sick friend or family member. Sometimes in a lengthy period of jumbled verbage the Holy Spirit will have to "fix."<BR/><BR/>While I agree that "obsession" with talk about God can be a sign of "deteriorated" faith, I'd also suggest that an "obsession" with verbal prayer at the expense of discussions on the nature and character of God would be equally a sign.<BR/><BR/>Hence, I'm not sure they're mutually exclusive positions. I see them as more intertwined.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700532590004197766noreply@blogger.com