Comments on: The Spiritual Disciplines: Creative Prayer… http://www.wordsarenotenough.com/2007/07/31/the-spiritual-disciplines-creative-prayer/ [live... from planet earth] Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Janet http://www.wordsarenotenough.com/2007/07/31/the-spiritual-disciplines-creative-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Janet Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:24:38 +0000 http://blog.wordsarenotenough.com/2007/07/31/the-spiritual-disciplines-creative-prayer/#comment-135 There's so many ways to talk to God - conversation through the day, singing, dancing. God loves such a huge variety of expression. That's one thing I love about music - really heavy metal or rap Christian music has you express things to God in only that way _ then really old hymns get you coming at God in a totally different way. It's neat to think that every voice inflection, every subtle movement, was planned by a God who made people so they could do all this, & give it back to Him in worship. It's hard to separate prayer & worship for me. Sometimes praying for people is hard. One of the more interesting prayer times I've had is when I prayed for someone's salvation every single day - same boring prayer over and over. The prayer over time (months) changed me somehow - I could listen to God better. God brought an opportunity to talk to the person and I was ready to say what God wanted me to say. Prayer is a big question of where your heart is in talking to God. If you feel sometimes you have no heart, tell Him that, and keep talking to Him, expecting Him to answer. There’s so many ways to talk to God – conversation through the day, singing, dancing. God loves such a huge variety of expression. That’s one thing I love about music – really heavy metal or rap Christian music has you express things to God in only that way _ then really old hymns get you coming at God in a totally different way. It’s neat to think that every voice inflection, every subtle movement, was planned by a God who made people so they could do all this, & give it back to Him in worship. It’s hard to separate prayer & worship for me.

Sometimes praying for people is hard. One of the more interesting prayer times I’ve had is when I prayed for someone’s salvation every single day – same boring prayer over and over. The prayer over time (months) changed me somehow – I could listen to God better. God brought an opportunity to talk to the person and I was ready to say what God wanted me to say.

Prayer is a big question of where your heart is in talking to God.
If you feel sometimes you have no heart, tell Him that, and keep talking to Him, expecting Him to answer.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.wordsarenotenough.com/2007/07/31/the-spiritual-disciplines-creative-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Kevin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:14:52 +0000 http://blog.wordsarenotenough.com/2007/07/31/the-spiritual-disciplines-creative-prayer/#comment-134 One of the interesting things I noticed about the "Lord's Prayer" was its placement. Jesus taught about giving and then about prayer. I am still thinking it over, but the implications are profound. At least in my spiritual journey. One of the interesting things I noticed about the “Lord’s Prayer” was its placement. Jesus taught about giving and then about prayer. I am still thinking it over, but the implications are profound. At least in my spiritual journey.

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