Understand these 3 attributes of God and gain confidence in prayer.

God is omnipotent,Omnipresent and Omniscient.

Omnipotence means unlimited power. There's no issue in your life He can't handle.

Omnipresence means present everywhere. You can talk to Him anywhere.

Omniscient means He is all-knowing. He knows our sins, our struggles, our weaknesses and because God knows everything, you can tell Him anything.

Do you shout when you pray?

Why do we shout when we pray? Do we not know that the only place recorded where people shouted to their god, is the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal?

Elijah appears at the palace, declares that it won’t rain until he (Elijah) says so, then disappears,( where he goes is a story for another day). After three and a half years, he appears with a dare. The prophets of Baal and Elijah will have a demonstration. A demonstration to help the Israelis choose which God is deserving of their worship. Each side will sacrifice a bull but they are to ask their respective deity to provide the fire to consume the sacrifice.

Baal’s prophets shout the whole day as Elijah derides and mocks them. “Your god may be asleep; shout harder to wake him up, maybe he is thinking…” They shout and cry out but nothing happens. 

When it’s Elijah’s turn, he utters only a simple prayer, God responds and consumes the sacrifices. Later that evening it rains.

So why are you shouting when you pray? Did the Lord go for lunch or is He asleep? Maybe He is too far? Do you shout because you are not sure He can hear you? Are you angry with Him or scolding Him? Friend, why are you shouting when talking to God?

3 things you should know about prayer

 

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The bible says that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent  and we are bound to worship Him when we grasp the wonders of His majesty.  But Adonai goes a step further; he transforms our worship.

1. He gives His son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for us, stating that whosoever believes in Him (Jesus), receives power to become a son of God. He gives us an opportunity to drop rituals and traditions and talk to Him as we would talk to our friends and family.
2. All we need to do, according to God is simply present ourselves before him and by using the name of Jesus, pray.
3. He does not specify where and when to do this or even how we should be dressed during prayer; He encourages us to go to Him as we are. And despising  the rituals and repetitions of the religious, Jesus insists on simple prayers; hereby setting us free to pray in whatever way we choose.

So if you feel a need to pray, pray. All you need to remember is that at the mention of the name of Jesus, God is listening.