06/08/2023
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PRAYER ||Pastor Vlad Savchuk
1. Close the door to distractions
When you come to prayer, eliminate distractions. Like intimacy in marriage, closeness with God happens behind closed doors.
2. Know that God Loves Your Presence
God loves your presence more than you love His. Psalm 149:4 reveals that the Lord finds pleasure in His people. God's love for us is not based on tolerance but on deep affection.
3. Just be with God
Learn to be with God, not just "seek" Him. In Exodus 24:12, God asks Moses to come up to the mountain and be there. This step encourages us to just 'be' in the presence of God, not necessarily doing anything but simply resting learning to be still before Him (Isaiah 30:15).
4. Don't be overcome by guilt when you falter
Train your mind not to feel guilty for missing a day or two. If you didn't spend time in prayer like you may have wanted to, you shouldn't be overcome by guilt saying, "I'm sorry," instead, you should come back to prayer saying, "God, I've missed you."
5. God loves you despite your sin
Lastly, never let sin prevent you from prayer. When Adam sinned, God didn't cancel His appointment with A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PRAYER
1. Close the door to distractions
When you come to prayer, eliminate distractions. Like intimacy in marriage, closeness with God happens behind closed doors.
2. Know that God Loves Your Presence
God loves your presence more than you love His. Psalm 149:4 reveals that the Lord finds pleasure in His people. God's love for us is not based on tolerance but on deep affection.
3. Just be with God
Learn to be with God, not just "seek" Him. In Exodus 24:12, God asks Moses to come up to the mountain and be there. This step encourages us to just 'be' in the presence of God, not necessarily doing anything but simply resting learning to be still before Him (Isaiah 30:15).
4. Don't be overcome by guilt had done, yet instead of asking, "How could you have done that?" God asks Adam, "