Spiritual Praying (Part 2)

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!

Spiritual praying

Spiritual praying

Core text

Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God's people. (Ephesians 6:18 CEV)

Our core text for today originates at the end of the spiritual armor that the apostle Paul described in the letter to the Ephesians. He says: “Never stop praying” linked to the spiritual armor. Now what was that spiritual armor again?

·         Belt:- truth

·         Breastplate:- Gods righteousness

·         Shoes:- go where peace is.

·         Shield:- Faith that stops the attacks from the evil one.

·         Helmet:- the salvation that Christ brought.

·         Sword:- the Word of God.

What does it mean for our prayers? Can it help us?

The belt symbolizes that we have to seek the truth in our religious beliefs. When we pray we cannot lie to God. God knows the truth. The breastplate symbolizes Gods righteousness. When we pray we must remember that God is just and fair. The shoes symbolize the fact that we must go where the evil one cannot get- that is with God. The shield symbolizes a strong faith. If we have a strong faith we will be focused on the Lord.

In prayer we can ask that God must forgive our sins. This is the helmet of salvation of Christ. Christ was crucified on the cross. That brought us the helmet of salvation. The sword is the Word of God. Most Christians believe that the Bible is the Word of God. It is possible to pray Bible verses like Psalm 23: “The Lord is my Shepard. Thank you Lord that I will never be in need!”

It is possible to structure our prayers around the spiritual armor of God. It may take a lot of practice to master prayer but these easy steps simplify it a lot.

Till next time!