Core text
Then what should I do? There are times when
I should pray with my spirit, and times when I should pray with my mind. Sometimes
I should sing with my spirit, and at other times I should sing with my mind. (1
Corinthians 14:15 CEV)
We read in our core verse that the apostle
Paul prayed with his spirit. Christians should also try
to do the same!
The previous post was about the spiritual
armor of God. I wrote about it in such a fashion that it can be prayed. Prayer
should include your mind – in other words thinking in a cognitive perhaps even
a religious way. You should not only pray with your mind but also your spirit. This
can be applied differently to each praying believer.
We know that before you can pray with your
spirit your spiritual side must take over. Consider a car for example, if it is
in gear the engine will work. If it is not in a gear the engine wouldn’t work. It
is exactly the same with our minds. If our mind is taken out of gear the
spiritual side can take over. In other words we should be focused on God and
not on things of this world.
This is perhaps why you should be calm when
you try to pray with your spirit. Yes- it can take a while for a new believer
to learn to pray with his/her spirit but it’s important that we try to.
Till next time!
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