http://www.toddhiestand.com/lord-teach-us-to-pray-part-i-2/07/ Field Notes on Bi-Vocational Church Leadership in Suburban America Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.toddhiestand.com/lord-teach-us-to-pray-part-i-2/07/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 carolh Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:21:00 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/lord-teach-us-to-pray-part-i-2/07/#comment-6400 the thing that has revolutionized my prayer life and communication with God is reading "for the pause" (when something hits me and makes me stop to think. then i write what i am thinking to God. I then write "dear Child......" and wait for what i "hear" God saying. I journal all these exchanges and i am finding that as i take time for "silence" i hear God speak to me. my journal is full of uncensored conversations between me and God. Aside from that, I also pray for people that i have committed to pray for regularly. this whole thing is something that i started a year ago in our Worship Team spiritual formation group and has changed my life. the thing that has revolutionized my prayer life and communication with God is reading “for the pause” (when something hits me and makes me stop to think. then i write what i am thinking to God. I then write “dear Child……” and wait for what i “hear” God saying. I journal all these exchanges and i am finding that as i take time for “silence” i hear God speak to me. my journal is full of uncensored conversations between me and God. Aside from that, I also pray for people that i have committed to pray for regularly. this whole thing is something that i started a year ago in our Worship Team spiritual formation group and has changed my life.

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