weekly thoughts on prayer: 14.03.2010
MY BRIEF STORY
For you yourselves know how to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you. 2 Thessalonians 3:7.
After I became born again in 1994, October, for sometime my praying, no matter how hard I try, could not exceed five minutes. I refused to rest on my oar. The breakthrough came after I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I could immediately pray for an hour at a stretch, mostly in tongues.
By the force of will, the strength of desire, the grace of God and a time piece, I was able to later pray regularly for two hours at a time, and sometimes three or four. Fasting took my praying capacity to a higher level of up to five hours.
My first all night praying was when I was faced with a serious difficulty that defied logic or sense. The longest number of hours I have prayed is 40 hours at a stretch.
My long prayers are done mostly in tongues. By so doing, I enter into spiritual auto cruise where physical energy are only slightly utilized.
I am presently in paid employment and I pray from whenever I wake up till I need to start preparing to go out. The combination of a regularly fasting and praying mostly in tongues increases my spiritual capacity to pray above average.
I invite you to do likewise.
Further reading: 1 Corinthians 14:18, Romans 12:12 and Luke 6:12.
After I became born again in 1994, October, for sometime my praying, no matter how hard I try, could not exceed five minutes. I refused to rest on my oar. The breakthrough came after I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I could immediately pray for an hour at a stretch, mostly in tongues.
By the force of will, the strength of desire, the grace of God and a time piece, I was able to later pray regularly for two hours at a time, and sometimes three or four. Fasting took my praying capacity to a higher level of up to five hours.
My first all night praying was when I was faced with a serious difficulty that defied logic or sense. The longest number of hours I have prayed is 40 hours at a stretch.
My long prayers are done mostly in tongues. By so doing, I enter into spiritual auto cruise where physical energy are only slightly utilized.
I am presently in paid employment and I pray from whenever I wake up till I need to start preparing to go out. The combination of a regularly fasting and praying mostly in tongues increases my spiritual capacity to pray above average.
I invite you to do likewise.
Further reading: 1 Corinthians 14:18, Romans 12:12 and Luke 6:12.