Comments on: And when you pray… http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/ On a journey to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Petar Neychev http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-128 Petar Neychev Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:58:35 +0000 http://www.wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-128 Hi Stephanie! Yes, you can go and talk to the Lord from your heart and that's the beauty of it. Every time I pray I am thankful that I can be myself without pretending or playing by someone's standards. It's amazing and extremely comforting. Thank you for sharing about yourself. I trust that the Lord has heard your voice and according to His time and will comfort, healing and strength will come your way. You just hold on to Him firmly. I am blessed by knowing that what God spoke to me has reached you in a moment of need and has spoken to you as well through His Spirit. It's a wonderful encouragement for me. :) Greetings! Petar Hi Stephanie!

Yes, you can go and talk to the Lord from your heart and that’s the beauty of it. Every time I pray I am thankful that I can be myself without pretending or playing by someone’s standards. It’s amazing and extremely comforting.

Thank you for sharing about yourself. I trust that the Lord has heard your voice and according to His time and will comfort, healing and strength will come your way. You just hold on to Him firmly.

I am blessed by knowing that what God spoke to me has reached you in a moment of need and has spoken to you as well through His Spirit. It’s a wonderful encouragement for me. :)

Greetings!
Petar

]]> By: Stephanie Hendricks http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-127 Stephanie Hendricks Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:23:39 +0000 http://www.wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-127 I was in tears tonight earlier because I always feel that there is so much I want to say to God but I do not know how to get what I feel is in my heart out of my mouth and really talk to God. I always felt until reading your article on prayer that I did not know how to pray right and that when I tried because I did not seem to be doing it right that I was not sincere and very much at that point questioned my own sincerity. Sometimes I would convince myself that my faith had failed and that I did not have any faith or that God was too mad at me from all of my stupid mistakes I have made. I do love Jesus very much and I miss being close to him. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder and while I had been diagnosed a long time ago, It has only been recently that I have really started researching just what exactly it is and how it affects me in so many ways. As I was reading and researching about it, it was like someone was following me around from the time I was born and was taking notes but I always felt taht God expected so much from me but did not understand my emotional scars and mental disabilities but then I remembered something my pastor in Oregon said to me along time ago. He said that God told him to pray that I would be healed emotionally. I just remembered this and now I see that God does understand it is a contributing factor for my sin in a way but does not excuse me completely because I still knew right from wrong and it in the end still came down to choice. Even if I was Schizophrenic if I knew it was wrong and did it, then I am responsible for it period. I guess I feel a little comforted because he really does understand that I do not mean to necessarily make him mad but I also accept my punishment for the bad choices I made in doing so. Anyway, thank you for the article on prayer. At least I know I can go and talk to the Lord intimately and from my heart because that is what he wants sincerity and from my heart. I love him so why cant I talk to him like someone I love and trust? Now that I think about it, it sounds so simple really but has been something I have been struggling with for a long time. Thanks again Stephanie Hendricks STephersPh1@aol.com I was in tears tonight earlier because I always feel that there is so much I want to say to God but I do not know how to get what I feel is in my heart out of my mouth and really talk to God. I always felt until reading your article on prayer that I did not know how to pray right and that when I tried because I did not seem to be doing it right that I was not sincere and very much at that point questioned my own sincerity. Sometimes I would convince myself that my faith had failed and that I did not have any faith or that God was too mad at me from all of my stupid mistakes I have made. I do love Jesus very much and I miss being close to him. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder and while I had been diagnosed a long time ago, It has only been recently that I have really started researching just what exactly it is and how it affects me in so many ways. As I was reading and researching about it, it was like someone was following me around from the time I was born and was taking notes but I always felt taht God expected so much from me but did not understand my emotional scars and mental disabilities but then I remembered something my pastor in Oregon said to me along time ago. He said that God told him to pray that I would be healed emotionally. I just remembered this and now I see that God does understand it is a contributing factor for my sin in a way but does not excuse me completely because I still knew right from wrong and it in the end still came down to choice. Even if I was Schizophrenic if I knew it was wrong and did it, then I am responsible for it period. I guess I feel a little comforted because he really does understand that I do not mean to necessarily make him mad but I also accept my punishment for the bad choices I made in doing so.

Anyway, thank you for the article on prayer. At least I know I can go and talk to the Lord intimately and from my heart because that is what he wants sincerity and from my heart. I love him so why cant I talk to him like someone I love and trust? Now that I think about it, it sounds so simple really but has been something I have been struggling with for a long time.

Thanks again
Stephanie Hendricks
STephersPh1@aol.com

]]> By: Jay Sunberg http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-6 Jay Sunberg Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:22:38 +0000 http://www.wideandhigh.com/blog/2007/09/12/and-when-you-pray/#comment-6 Hey Pesho, This is an excellent article on prayer!! Great job!! Jay Hey Pesho,

This is an excellent article on prayer!! Great job!!

Jay

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