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Have you prayed in the Spirit? What exactly IS praying in the Spirit?????

Did you know or are you aware that praying in the Spirit is mentioned three times in Scripture?

Ephesians 6:18 says, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”

1 Corinthians 14:15 says, “So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.”

Jude 20 says, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.”

Some Christians understand these Scriptures to be referring to praying in tongues, but is that what it is??? I don't think so...

The Greek word translated “pray in” the Spirit can be translated several different ways. It can mean:

1. by means of
2. with the help of
3. in the sphere of
4. in connection to

Praying in the Spirit does not refer to an...

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Prayer goes beyond just a conversation. True prayer becomes a relationship, where there is pleasure, peace and comfort just because you place yourself in the presence of God. Prayer, IS a relationship with God.

I talk to God all of the time. I mutter to Him, I cry to Him, I share with Him. It is a habit that I fell into quite some time ago and cannot imagine my life without the ability to share my thoughts, troubles, goodtimes and bad with Him through prayer.

Sometimes prayer is just a conversation with Him as I go through my daily chores, jobs, obligations. Daily, it is time also time set aside to praise and worship Him. Morning for me, is the very best time to have my "alone" time with him, even tho my husband joins me during this time. It's the most awesome part of the day. The two of us together, sharing our adoration to Him.

I was asked by a health care provider recently how to become "prayerful". At first, this question made me pause a bit, because...

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