How much time do you spend in prayer?

[stmatthew]

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND IN PRAYER EACH DAY?


Not really looking for any specifics to be posted as much as just voting in the poll.

BTW - The Poll is private, so we cannot see who votes what.

[Rico]

Define prayer.

[nahkoe]

Originally Posted by Rico

Define prayer.

Yeah. What he said.

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Rico

Define prayer.

Prayer defined as follows:

Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


I am basically talking about a definite time that you set aside to pray, not just talking to God throughout the day.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Prayer defined as follows:

Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


I am basically talking about a definite time that you set aside to pray, not just talking to God throughout the day.

This prayer would take less than 5 minutes to make.

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Prayer defined as follows:

Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


I am basically talking about a definite time that you set aside to pray, not just talking to God throughout the day.

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

This prayer would take less than 5 minutes to make.

I assume if we just recite it this would be the case. But one could spend countless hours and never leave verse 9 if they use it as a guideline.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

I assume if we just recite it this would be the case. But one could spend countless hours and never leave verse 9 if they use it as a guideline.

Very possible that one could and at times do just that ... but it does seem that Jesus was answering a question as to how should we pray ... and that's what they got ... a sample prayer.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

This prayer would take less than 5 minutes to make.

I have prayed that prayer and the 23rd Psalm for years. One night a year or two ago, the verse of the 23rd Psalm that says, He restoreth my soul, really hit my heart. How marvelous is that one verse. My soul is now restored from darkness to light, from sin to salvation. It is restored to the way it was before sin ever claimed it. Praise the Lord, that is enough to make you shout.

[DividedThigh]

i pray cause i need him and his help, it keeps me prayin, dt

[stmatthew]

59 views, and only 6 votes. Come on folks. No one can see how you vote. I believe this would be an eye opening statistic to show us where we are as a group.