| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by ooshinibos: 6:30pm On May 31, 2015 |
Sveen:
There are different forms of Christian prayer,
but whether you have a set prayer time or seek
to communicate with God throughout the day
(or some combination of both), here are 10
Christian prayers that are extremely dangerous
to pray. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pray
them … we should! It just means that when we
pray them, we should watch out!
1. Teach me humility.
After you pray this Christian prayer for
humility, be ready for people to badmouth you,
slander you, and drag your name through the
mud. If you pray for humility, be ready for false
accusations, for that “skeleton in the closet” to
be revealed, or for people to belittle you and
talk down to you as if you were inferior.
The only way to learn humility is to be placed
in humbling situations, so if you pray for
humility, be ready!
2. Teach me patience.
If you pray for patience, get ready to be
surrounded by the most annoying people you
have ever met. Get ready for your car to break
down when you are late for an appointment.
Get ready for your children to go bonkers. Get
ready for prayers to not get answered. Get
ready for setbacks, roadblocks, and pitfalls.
Just like with all the other Christian prayers on
this list, God teaches us patience by taking us
through trying times.
3. Lead me wherever you want me to go.
One way this Christian prayer is often prayed
is with the words, “Here I am, Lord, send me.”
Usually when we pray this Christian prayer, we
think that God is going to send us into high
profile ministry positions, places of honor and
glory, and opportunities to be heard. This is
why ministry leaders almost never “feel the
leading of God” to go to smaller ministries and
places of lesser significance. God always
seems to “call” pastors and ministry
professionals to bigger churches, richer
ministries, and positions with greater power.
While I do not deny that God sometimes leads
people in these directions, I think that more
often than not, God wants to lead us
downward, but we refuse to go. Of course, this
does not mean that we will stay in the gutter if
God leads us there. God may very well lift us
up out of the gutter to a place of prominence,
but when He does so, He gets the glory
instead of us.
That’s why this is such a dangerous Christian
prayer. We want to be used by God for great
things in His kingdom, but God’s path to
greatness usually does not mirror what we had
in mind. God’s path to greatness usually leads
to prison, death, and the gates of hell.
Also (and this fits with #1 above), when we
pray this prayer, we will often be faced with a
choice between two ministry positions, one
that leads to honor, glory, and fame, and one
that leads to obscurity and insignificance.
Though the temptation is to choose glory and
honor, such decisions may actually be a choice
to follow Jesus downward into humility.
I once heard Francis Schaeffer say in an
interview that if given the choice between two
ministry positions, we should choose the one
with less fame and glory.
4. Help me understand the
plight of the poor.
This Christian prayer is like asking God to make
you poor. Yikes! How can you understand the
plight of the poor unless you become poor
yourself?!
So do you like your nice house, your two cars,
your steak dinners, and your Caribbean
vacations? Don’t ask God to help you
understand the plight of the poor.
5. Make me more like
Jesus.
In one way or another, this has been a constant
life prayer of mine. A couple years back, I
realized that this prayer ruined my life.
I had my life all figure out, and it was all going
according to my perfect plan. Then I started
praying this prayer. Before long, all my hopes
and dreams lay shattered around my feet. I often
tried to pick up the pieces and glue everything
back together, but God would come through with
His baseball bat and smash it all to hell (almost
literally… all of my plans and dreams deserved
nothing more).
When you pray to be like Jesus, God will begin to
break down, burn away, and slough off anything
and everything in your life that does not look like
Jesus. This sounds nice until you begin to
experience it. The purification of our life may be
with God’s refining fire, but it sill burns!.
6. Give me more faith.
Christians like our beliefs in nice, neat packages.
But life is not like that, and neither is life with
God.
When Christians pray for God to give us more
faith, we are likely to enter into some of the
difficult and doubt-filled times of our lives. You
will begin to question everything you have never
known and everything you have ever believed.
You may even begin to doubt God’s goodness
and maybe even His existence.
This is not bad. Embrace the doubts. Understand
that if what you believe it true, it can stand up
against all questions. Truth does not fear a
challenge. There is no other way for your faith to
grow than for your faith to be tested.
7. Give me victory over sin
and temptation.
How do you think victory comes, except through
ever-increasing cycles of temptation? Sure, God
does not send the temptations, and He never
allows us to be tempted with more than we can
bear, but if we pray for God to give us victory
over sin and temptation, this is the same thing
as asking God to strengthen us so that we can
stand up under greater and greater temptations!
So if you pray this Christian prayer, be ready for
an onslaught of all the wiles of the devil.
8. Please help my
annoying neighbor/
coworker come to Christ.
This is a great Christian prayer. Except guess
how God is going to help your annoying neighbor
or coworker come to Christ? That’s right. He’s
going to use you.
I once heard a story of a Bible study group who
decided to make a prayer list of all the people
they “disliked” the most, and then pray for these
people every week as part of the Bible study.
Over the course of the next ten years, all but one
of the people on that list became believers, and
almost all of them became Christians because
the members of that Bible study showed grace,
love, mercy, and forgiveness to these “annoying”
people.
If you are going to pray for someone, be
prepared to answer your own prayers.
http://www.gltrends.com/8-dangerous-christian-prayers-no-7-not-easy/ lol , you are a typical religious Nigerian ..everything and anything is about prayer , prayer , ...see how your country has become .. you omitted the most important thing about Christianity , it is about deep relationship with God almighty and Jesus Christ John 17 , 2-3, Joseph the son of Jacob ,was a typical example ( he had a deep relationship thing going on with God ,read his story ) Apostle Paul that wrote two thirds of the bible is another Good example , even with his knowledge ,who was still seeking God for a deeper relationship . if Christians will have a deep and continual intimate relationship with God and his word , 80 percent of the prayer we pray will not be needed , all the noise and night vigils will not be needed , things will just work supernaturally.. he will show you what to do . did you ever see Apostle Paul in the Bible , organized spiritual warfare prayers , night vigils and these mountain prayers that our people are into ? . I tell you the truth if we will create time and get to know our God by worshiping and keeping him in our minds ..just loving ..and appreciating him in our lives , his will for us both spiritually and Physically will manifest supernaturally without our man made effort. Read John 17 , 2-3 , Jesus himself defined Eternal life - that we may know the only true God and Jesus Christ Please note that am not against Prayer but prayer is not meant for begging and asking God for things, Prayer is mainly for relationship with your creator , ..for example , with thanksgiving we make our request known , go knows your need before you ask ...I also learnt that when you have a relationship God , he actually shows you things to come and how to pray for it . Finally , Prayer in the Hebrew interpretation , means to kiss the face of God or kiss towards ..you denote from the meaning that prayer is a relationship scenario ..and its not a means to shout and beg for things .Prayer should be used to love on God and then your needs are taking care of in the process..if you are using prayer to make request ,you are complicated things ,,Bless you bruv .God is Love ..love him back |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by ooshinibos: 6:31pm On May 31, 2015 |
lol , you are a typical religious Nigerian ..everything and anything is about prayer , prayer , ...see how your country has become ..
you omitted the most important thing about Christianity , it is about deep relationship with God almighty and Jesus Christ John 17 , 2-3, Joseph the son of Jacob ,was a typical example ( he had a deep relationship thing going on with God ,read his story ) Apostle Paul that wrote two thirds of the bible is another Good example , even with his knowledge ,who was still seeking God for a deeper relationship .
if Christians will have a deep and continual intimate relationship with God and his word , 80 percent of the prayer we pray will not be needed , all the noise and night vigils will not be needed , things will just work supernaturally.. he will show you what to do .
did you ever see Apostle Paul in the Bible , organized spiritual warfare prayers , night vigils and these mountain prayers that our people are into ? . I tell you the truth if we will create time and get to know our God by worshiping and keeping him in our minds ..just loving ..and appreciating him in our lives , his will for us both spiritually and Physically will manifest supernaturally without our man made effort.
Read John 17 , 2-3 , Jesus himself defined Eternal life - that we may know the only true God and Jesus Christ
Please note that am not against Prayer but prayer is not meant for begging and asking God for things, Prayer is mainly for relationship with your creator , ..for example , with thanksgiving we make our request known , go knows your need before you ask ...I also learnt that when you have a relationship God , he actually shows you things to come and how to pray for it .
Finally , Prayer in the Hebrew interpretation , means to kiss the face of God or kiss towards ..you denote from the meaning that prayer is a relationship scenario ..and its not a means to shout and beg for things .Prayer should be used to love on God and then your needs are taking care of in the process..if you are using prayer to make request ,you are complicated things ,,Bless you bruv .God is Love ..love him back 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by hijodedios: 6:33pm On May 31, 2015 |
This is soooo great,learnt some good lessons from this,God bless you op. |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by freecocoa(f): 6:37pm On May 31, 2015 |
menesheh:
Critical examination of the Christian faith and believes and the output of the whole show, will land you to not believing in the omni sensible designer god of the Greek and Roman.
I dey tell you. May hypocrisy not kill these people sha. 1 Like |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by freecocoa(f): 6:42pm On May 31, 2015 |
I ask, not to offend.
Seriously, how can any educated/intelligent person believe in religion, especially Christianity? I mean, how much of a confusionist is this God? |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by Lero15(m): 7:03pm On May 31, 2015 |
haibe:
Lol I have heard that too but I think the context is that he will surely succeed, therefore AS I SUCCED, YOU WILL ALSO SUCCEED Hehe. Can u say amen to that kinda prayer? |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by cutebobo(m): 7:15pm On May 31, 2015 |
freecocoa:
I ask, not to offend.
Seriously, how can any educated/intelligent person believe in religion, especially Christianity? I mean, how much of a confusionist is this God?
that's why i need to believe in Christ so as not to rot in hell with same person like you who does not believe in hell. |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by Dignitygab(m): 7:20pm On May 31, 2015 |
Noted |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by freecocoa(f): 7:21pm On May 31, 2015 |
cutebobo:
that's why i need to believe in Christ so as not to rot in hell with same person like you who does not believe in hell. You didn't answer the question. |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by cutebobo(m): 7:26pm On May 31, 2015 |
freecocoa:
You didn't answer the question. if u don't believe in Christ, then wait till after death. On your own by then. #hope i answer ur question |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by dandylass: 7:29pm On May 31, 2015 |
God's grace is always there to see us through. Tanx |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by freecocoa(f): 7:36pm On May 31, 2015 |
cutebobo:
if u don't believe in Christ, then wait till after death.
On your own by then.
#hope i answer ur question Ofcourse, you aren't intelligent enough to even attempt to answer the question, fear fear, fear's the only thing stopping you. |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by cutebobo(m): 7:44pm On May 31, 2015 |
freecocoa:
Ofcourse, you aren't intelligent enough to even attempt to answer the question, fear fear, fear's the only thing stopping you. OK. I've seen ur point. Case settled |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by holuwaabukunmee(f): 10:08pm On May 31, 2015 |
I believe these are prayer we shld pray on daily basics cos it is necessary in walking in God's nd fulfilling destiny.
All the prayer is around LOVE nd God is Love......is d potter dat can decide nd we are created for him nd to serve him.
Shalom |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by goldennugget: 11:24pm On May 31, 2015 |
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| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by mrkings84(m): 12:32pm On Jun 01, 2015 |
colossus2:
Wetin you dey talk  don't mind him, he's looking for likes yet speaking tautolog!! |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by torontoboy(m): 5:08am On Jun 02, 2015 |
All the above prayers are easily made available to the believer when he seeks to develop the fruit of the Spirit. Most people pray for the gifts but rarely seek the fruit. You also do not ask for an increase in Faith. The disciples tried this as well.Jesus told them if they had faith as small a a mustard seed, they would move mountains. Every man has has been given a measure of faith. You grow that faith by putting it to use. When you excercise it in small things and get results, it encourages you to do bigger things. |
| Re: 8 Most Dangerous Prayer Lines. by castro316: 3:38am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Sveen:
There are different forms of Christian prayer,
but whether you have a set prayer time or seek
to communicate with God throughout the day
(or some combination of both), here are 10
Christian prayers that are extremely dangerous
to pray. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pray
them … we should! It just means that when we
pray them, we should watch out!
1. Teach me humility.
After you pray this Christian prayer for
humility, be ready for people to badmouth you,
slander you, and drag your name through the
mud. If you pray for humility, be ready for false
accusations, for that “skeleton in the closet” to
be revealed, or for people to belittle you and
talk down to you as if you were inferior.
The only way to learn humility is to be placed
in humbling situations, so if you pray for
humility, be ready!
2. Teach me patience.
If you pray for patience, get ready to be
surrounded by the most annoying people you
have ever met. Get ready for your car to break
down when you are late for an appointment.
Get ready for your children to go bonkers. Get
ready for prayers to not get answered. Get
ready for setbacks, roadblocks, and pitfalls.
Just like with all the other Christian prayers on
this list, God teaches us patience by taking us
through trying times.
3. Lead me wherever you want me to go.
One way this Christian prayer is often prayed
is with the words, “Here I am, Lord, send me.”
Usually when we pray this Christian prayer, we
think that God is going to send us into high
profile ministry positions, places of honor and
glory, and opportunities to be heard. This is
why ministry leaders almost never “feel the
leading of God” to go to smaller ministries and
places of lesser significance. God always
seems to “call” pastors and ministry
professionals to bigger churches, richer
ministries, and positions with greater power.
While I do not deny that God sometimes leads
people in these directions, I think that more
often than not, God wants to lead us
downward, but we refuse to go. Of course, this
does not mean that we will stay in the gutter if
God leads us there. God may very well lift us
up out of the gutter to a place of prominence,
but when He does so, He gets the glory
instead of us.
That’s why this is such a dangerous Christian
prayer. We want to be used by God for great
things in His kingdom, but God’s path to
greatness usually does not mirror what we had
in mind. God’s path to greatness usually leads
to prison, death, and the gates of hell.
Also (and this fits with #1 above), when we
pray this prayer, we will often be faced with a
choice between two ministry positions, one
that leads to honor, glory, and fame, and one
that leads to obscurity and insignificance.
Though the temptation is to choose glory and
honor, such decisions may actually be a choice
to follow Jesus downward into humility.
I once heard Francis Schaeffer say in an
interview that if given the choice between two
ministry positions, we should choose the one
with less fame and glory.
4. Help me understand the
plight of the poor.
This Christian prayer is like asking God to make
you poor. Yikes! How can you understand the
plight of the poor unless you become poor
yourself?!
So do you like your nice house, your two cars,
your steak dinners, and your Caribbean
vacations? Don’t ask God to help you
understand the plight of the poor.
5. Make me more like
Jesus.
In one way or another, this has been a constant
life prayer of mine. A couple years back, I
realized that this prayer ruined my life.
I had my life all figure out, and it was all going
according to my perfect plan. Then I started
praying this prayer. Before long, all my hopes
and dreams lay shattered around my feet. I often
tried to pick up the pieces and glue everything
back together, but God would come through with
His baseball bat and smash it all to hell (almost
literally… all of my plans and dreams deserved
nothing more).
When you pray to be like Jesus, God will begin to
break down, burn away, and slough off anything
and everything in your life that does not look like
Jesus. This sounds nice until you begin to
experience it. The purification of our life may be
with God’s refining fire, but it sill burns!.
6. Give me more faith.
Christians like our beliefs in nice, neat packages.
But life is not like that, and neither is life with
God.
When Christians pray for God to give us more
faith, we are likely to enter into some of the
difficult and doubt-filled times of our lives. You
will begin to question everything you have never
known and everything you have ever believed.
You may even begin to doubt God’s goodness
and maybe even His existence.
This is not bad. Embrace the doubts. Understand
that if what you believe it true, it can stand up
against all questions. Truth does not fear a
challenge. There is no other way for your faith to
grow than for your faith to be tested.
7. Give me victory over sin
and temptation.
How do you think victory comes, except through
ever-increasing cycles of temptation? Sure, God
does not send the temptations, and He never
allows us to be tempted with more than we can
bear, but if we pray for God to give us victory
over sin and temptation, this is the same thing
as asking God to strengthen us so that we can
stand up under greater and greater temptations!
So if you pray this Christian prayer, be ready for
an onslaught of all the wiles of the devil.
8. Please help my
annoying neighbor/
coworker come to Christ.
This is a great Christian prayer. Except guess
how God is going to help your annoying neighbor
or coworker come to Christ? That’s right. He’s
going to use you.
I once heard a story of a Bible study group who
decided to make a prayer list of all the people
they “disliked” the most, and then pray for these
people every week as part of the Bible study.
Over the course of the next ten years, all but one
of the people on that list became believers, and
almost all of them became Christians because
the members of that Bible study showed grace,
love, mercy, and forgiveness to these “annoying”
people.
If you are going to pray for someone, be
prepared to answer your own prayers.
http://www.gltrends.com/8-dangerous-christian-prayers-no-7-not-easy/ |
