Pray Continually Even When You're Sleeping

Romans 8:26-27

Pray continually - even while sleeping

 

Soul Food

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” 

– Romans 8:26,27

Soul Search

  • How often do you talk to God? 

  • Are you someone who talks to God like you do a friend – conversationally – wherever you are?

  • Do you sit in a chair in your living room or on your bed or driving in your car? 

  • Do you take a more formal approach to prayer and kneel and close your eyes and bow your head?

  • "Are you willing to change the way you talk to God? 
Those who are quite formal maybe becoming a bit less formal and more conversational and not necessarily bowing your head or closing your eyes but just talking to God"

  • Those who are less formal maybe becoming a bit more formal?

  • Do you take the same time to listen to God as you do talking to Him? 

  • Do you struggle with not feeling like you’re able to hear His voice?

  • As a result, do you choose to not take any time to listen?

Soul Moves

"Take time to pray in the way that is right for you.  

If you’re not praying at all during any given day, set a goal to pray for some minutes each day and make it a disciplined routine for, say, at least one or two weeks. 

After that, extend it to one month. 

Allow the amount of time that you spend in prayer to grow over time."

"Metaphorically, if you’re easily distracted by the ‘noise’ around you and it’s hard to carve out the time to pray, ask God to help you identify the best time of day to take a few minutes to pray. 

Turn off the distractions – the cell phone, the computer, the TV, the stereo, etc. – so that you can focus both in talking to God and in listening to Him. 

Talking and listening are both important parts of prayer. 

In fact, practice doing more listening to God than you do talking to Him."

David Grant Gallagher

David Grant Gallagher is a leader with a global vision for compassionate ministry and evangelism. His unique gift in bringing practical applications to the Bible through real-life stories and experiences, has helped thousands of people to grow and flourish in their spiritual and emotional lives. David believes that scriptural truths should reach peoples’ heads (their intellect) as well as their hearts.  

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