Inspite of how pertinent prayer is meant to be coupled with all it's wholesome benefits, most worshipers often can not pray fervently. Many a times your mind frickers from one thought to another while praying. Ungodly and imaginary pictures of abysmal acts reel in our mind. It now appear as though mysterious and beyond our control. Do you think that this is evil and should be on check? Does the holy act of prayer supposed to be bound with evil thoughts? What do you think God sees in your heart while you expect him to listen to your voice? Or perhaps the devil has gained access to our thoughts to counter our humble supplications with evil? What exactly should be done? Here are the points.
No matter how much you justify unfocused mind during prayer session, it remains blatantly evil. This must be exchewed from our lives at all cost. Nothing can ever take the place of prayer in any religion. Whatever worth doing, worth doing well. For the purpose of precision, our attention will be on the prayer life in Christendom.
The bible gave no specified time limit to the duration of prayer. In fact it should be continuous day in day out. Prayers are powerful. It is indispensable practice of every genuine child of God. When we pray, God listens. The open-ended ness of the potency of prayer can never be overemphasized. Prayers can do the following among others:
1. We gain access to tell God our desires and needs.
2. It's a medium of worship to God.
3. We can change unfavorable conditions in our lives and others around us.
4. It is our battle weapon in the spiritual realm.
5. Through prayer, we exercise authority and superiority over nature and it's limitations. And what have you.
The devil who is ever strategic, sought a conduit to deprive us of our right. The right embedded in prayers. Although, his approach are numerous. One of the most powerful strategy is invading and dominating our thoughts. The content of our mind derails especially during prayer. Days, weeks and even months of fervent prayers now turn to historic record of dedicated men and women. Today, just few minutes into prayers and our mind is already 100 miles away from our consciousness. Then gradually from dozing to deep sleep. It's quite pathetic that many acclaimed christians wake up the following day at the same position they squatted to pray on the previous day.
However, the good news is that we can consciously predominant our mind and focus it to our prayers for as long as we desire. Here are 10 effective keys for focused and fervent prayer;
1. Map out a specified time to start your prayers. Our mind soon becomes acclimatized to the timing.
2. Arrange a particular place for your prayers. This has a way to quicken our mind with what it should be ready for.
3. Avoid any hectic activity that will upset the calmness of your mind. Ensure some rest few minutes before your prayer time.
4. Remove any material that can potentially initate distraction like your smartphone.
5. Make sure that there is no tight schedule that will prompt any form of hurry during prayers.
6. Guide your mind's sanity. Never allow any indecent sight, sounds or thought to overwhelm your mind. Be strict and discipline in the choice of places to visit both online and offline. The truth is that no thought generate on its own volition. There must be sparks somewhere no matter how little.
7. If any evil thoughts eventually gain access to your mind, with or without your concern, make every effort to get rid of them in the shortest time possible. Never dwell in any immoral thought. You will end up being obsessed by them.
8. Create musical background that can keep you tuned. Perhaps, use earpiece to make it more audible and personal. Preferably, such music should have no lyrics to avoid being tempted to meditate on them. This practice can tremendously raise your concentration farther than you can ever imagine.
9. Make a prayer partner (s). In group, you can actually engender seriousness. Such person must be of same gender.
10. Pray for due concentration. It's worthy of note that prayer is not carnal. It is spiritual entirely and must be viewed from that perspective. The devil always try to counteract our efforts in prayers by filling our mind with filthy thoughts and lots of other distractions bidding to eliminate our prayer incentive. Thus, we must pray for the strength to overcome.
Every christians must be disciplined in the act of prayer. Once the devil succeeds in weakening your prayer life, you are nothing than an empty vessel. Never relent in prayers.
"If there is a man who will pray, there is God who can answer".
Consistently, you can grow very powerful in prayer. Impossible will have no place in your perception. There is no other option. We must WATCH and PRAY!
