"Prayer Requests - Chapter 17

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Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”.

As you continue in this venture with Christ—this venture that began as a simple way of prayer—yet another experience may await you. It is this: Do not be too surprised if you find you are no longer able to offer up prayers of petition.

You may find that prayers of request become more difficult. Yes it is true that in the past you offered up petitions and requests with complete ease. Until now, praying this way was never difficult. But in this new relationship with your Lord, it is the Spirit who prays! And as the Spirit prays, He helps your weakness. He is making intercession for you. And He is praying according to the will of God.

For we do not know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. (Romans 8:28)

There is your will; there is God’s will. There is your plan; there is God’s plan. There is your prayer; there is His prayer. You must agree to His plans. He takes from you all your own workings so that His may be substituted in their place.

Therefore, yield. Let God do in you what He will.

In His prayers, which He prays, there is also His will. Let Him pray. Give up your own prayers; give up your own desires and your own requests. Yes you have a will; Yes you have desires and your own requests. Nevertheless, let Him have the will, the desire, that is the prayers He prays.

But this relationship goes even deeper.

In order for God to have that which is found in His prayer, then you, the one praying, must give up your attachment to everything. This means you must live a life in which there is nothing you want! Be attached to nothing, no matter how good it is or appears to be.


Reading from ”Good Morning Holy Spirit” by Benny Hinn

Are you ready to meet the Holy Spirit intimately and personally? Do you want to hear his voice? Are you prepared to know Him as a person?

That’s exactly as it happened to me and it drastically transformed my life. It was an intensely personal experience, and it was based on God’s word.

You may ask, “Was it the result of a systematic Bible Study?” No, it happened when I invited the Holy Spirit to be my personal friend. To be my constant guide. To take me by the hand and lead me “into all truth.” What He will uncover and reveal to you in scripture will make your study of the bible come alive.

What I am about to share with you began the moment the Holy Spirit entered my room in December 1973, and it has never stopped. Here is the only difference: I know Him infinitely better today than I did when we first met.

Let’s start with the basics, The Holy Spirit changed my life. He was with me from the moment I asked Christ to come into my heart and became born again. Then came the time when I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was filled with the Spirit. I spoke in tongues. He imparted His presence and His gifts. So many Christians have received that experience and stop right there. They fail to realize that what has happened at Pentecost was only one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

But what I want you to know is this: beyond salvation, beyond being baptized in water, beyond the infilling of the Spirit, the third person of the trinity is waiting for you to meet Him personally. He yearns for a life long relationship. And that is what you are about to discover.

When the Holy Spirit and I met, that is what began to happen. I began to discover things about his personality that changed me as a Christian. Salvation transformed me as a person but the Spirit had a tremendous effect on my Christian walk.

As I began to know the Holy Spirit, I became sensitive to Him and learned what grieves Him—and what pleases Him. What He likes and what He doesn’t like. What gets Him angry and what makes Him happy. I came to understand the Bible itself was written by the Holy Spirit. He used men of all walks of life but every one of them was led by the Spirit.

For so long I struggled to understand the Bible. Then came the day I looked up and said, “Wonderful Holy Spirit. Would you please tell me what you mean by this?” And He spoke. He revealed the Word to me…

… I fell to my knees and. I was honest and transparent when I said, “Precious Holy Spirit, I want to know you.” I will never forget how nervous I was. But from day I have grown to know Him like a brother. Truly He is a member of the family.

Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ by Madame Jeanne Guyon
Other resources on praying scripture:
“Praying The Bible” The book of prayers by Wesley & Stacy Campbell...Please feel free to share this with a friend by sending them a link. Why not e-mail me with your comments.

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