Hello and blessed Christmas to you all.
The topic of unceasing prayer is something I've thought and prayed about.
Donna Bell
On 12/24/18, Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Why don’t you use speech dictation? I might laugh at how some of it turns
> out, but I won’t put you down. Don’t be shy. :)
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> I’m looking forward to that article, and I wouldn’t mind if you share it
> with everyone else.
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> Merry, blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!
>
>> On Dec 24, 2018, at 2:33 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
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>> Sharon,
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>> I am replying to your questions in detail in a followup message. My
>> typing speed has diminished considerably so it takes a little longer to
>> write now but I am working on it. You are on the right track.
>>
>> Phil.
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>>
>>> On Dec 23, 2018, at 10:22 PM, Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>>> I’m not completely sure about praying without ceasing. Is it a constant
>>> mouth or mind chattering, conversing with God about everyday things large
>>> and small? could it include a general watchful attitude, almost like a
>>> mode, where you think to pray first before looking at the surrounding
>>> circumstances that would otherwise overwhelm us and make us wonder how in
>>> the world we should handle it? I’ve been reading books that Jerry
>>> Jenkins wrote himself or a co-author. Many of them involve spiritual
>>> warfare, and the believers sometimes tend to take their eyes off Jesus
>>> take action, and worry before they realize that they need to go back to
>>> praying.
>>> !And another question. Maybe you’ve answered this one before, but I
>>> don’t think I let it stick in my understanding. When you are led to pray
>>> for an urgent situation that someone is in the middle of, do you ask and
>>> praise and command demons away when necessary , over and over, saying
>>> basically the same things for hours? can it be silent awareness of the
>>> circumstances kind of like standing next to God, watching the scene
>>> together with our ears cocked to say or do the next thing, and stillness
>>> in worship? One thing I do understand is that The Holy Spirit prays with
>>> groaning that words cannot express.
>>>
>>> Some thoughts, and thanks for bringing up this topic!
>>>
>>> On Dec 17, 2018, at 2:18 PM, Phil Scovell
>>> <[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In a recent Bible study at church, I asked this question. If I could
>>>> teach you how to pray without ceasing, how often would you pray?
>>>>
>>>> Phil.
>>>>
>>>>
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