Personal Narrative: Experiencing What I Would Call Manna From Heaven

Things aren't right here on planet Earth. We all know this. Sickness, poverty, injustice, and oppression are not God's intention or design. Many of our prayers will be devoted to fixing what is wrong in our bodies, our finances, our relationships, our world. The children of God continue to pray, even though many wrongs have not yet been corrected. Does it do any good? Does all this praying have any traction with God?

elaborate imagination? Could it be that God is a mythological tool used by man to manipulate the

You may wonder what type of prayer arouses GOD 'S attention and get results. Effective prayer is direct communication with GOD. It acknowledges individual faith in a power higher than oneself who can help, guide and bring comfort. Many see prayer as weak, spineless and the last resort of out of touch people in over their heads. I beg to differ. Prayer is the very first tactic of powerful, resourceful people living in complete dependence on GOD.

Tears poured down my face like I was in a rain forest, hugged my mom tightly as if she was a cuddly stuffed animal and I prayed, prayed like I’ve never prayed before. Not really knowing what was going on or what was going to happen. My sister arrived home, followed by my dad shortly after. While we waited to hear back from the hospital, we sat on the couch in the living room bawling our eyes out probably. Don’t worry, I will tell you about what is going on.

I had always felt that to pray there had to be some eloquent way to convey the things that you wanted to say to God. I also was often frustrated, as I questioned that if God was all knowing, why was it necessary to pray to him and tell him things he already knew. Throughout my time at NCYC I came to understand my relationship with God less like a human and omniscient being relationship, but more as a parent and child relationship. Though He may already know what you have to tell Him, it is about building the communication and the friendship, so that He can work best in your life. The best analogy that I have heard about this was from one of the leaders of the trip, and he compared life to being in a marching band. From the point of view of the musicians, it seems chaotic and as though people are going in every direction for no apparent reason; however, from up

To say my faith life has been completely revamped in the last year would be an understatement. I had views and ideas about faith that seem somewhat vile to me know with the experiences I’ve had. From just lectures to the retreats my spiritual side has gone from that of a holiday catholic to a Campus Ministry Student. From little things to big ethic topics I’ve changed in a multitude of ways, my Spiritual Autobiography looks like looks like someone else wrote it compared to any year before it. I think faith is one of the most important aspects of our life and it took me until last year to realize it.

Prayer is an essential to any kind of religious faith. Over the years and years of believing in a higher power,

I says to myself, if a body can get anything they pray for, why don't

I believe that God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent. Too often I feel as though many people are always looking for someone or something to blame for the negativity they experience. This selfish act leads many to become hostile and turn away from God. God gave us free will, which allows us to make our own choices with our own discretion. The majority of us know the difference between good and bad or moral and immoral. On a day to day basis, whether they are minor or life-changing, we make decisions that have outcomes that can potentially make an impact on life (significant/insignificant). Some people do have it harder than others, in which they experience more of a struggle. I do believe we are always presented with options and

Thank you for your post on Dave Earley’s thoughts on “fleece” praying and its relevancy in the Church Age today. In order to understand the relevancy of “fleece” praying, believers must understand the purpose of praying. Richard J. Foster shares, “Of all spiritual disciplines, prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father” (1998, 33). Prayer is a communication with our heavenly Father. Jesus shared with the disciples a simple, but powerful interactive prayer with his disciples. He stated, “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done…” (Matt. 6:9). I agree with you wholeheartedly, “God will not answer prayers that are not a part of his will

The Bible says that the fervent effectual prayers of righteous people avail much. In the same passage we are given the example of Elijah. He prayed that it would be no rain and his prayer was answered. It did not rain for three years and six months. One again, he prayed that it would rain and his prayer was answered – how awesome. We are told that he was just like us. In other words, although he was a great prophet, we have just as great of a standing before the Lord when it comes to having our prayers answered. We can be like Elijah, being righteous and praying earnestly and see our prayers answered. Jubilee Music Enrichment needs righteous partners to diligently pray for this ministry as we commence programs in our new building. We can see

First, many theologians have assumed that if God is all-powerful, omnipotent, which the Bible clearly teaches (e.g., 1Chron 29:11; Jer 32:17; Mt 19:26; Rev 1:8; 19:6), that nothing in his creation can ever thwart his will. At the very least, it is reasoned, God

He is a God of knowledge, and His knowledge is perfect in every way. As Creator God must know how everything He created works. The complete function of the universe requires a knowledge of it and how it works, plus every living thing on earth had to be intelligently designed. All we see was created by a God of perfect knowledge of the farthest star at the edge of the galaxy to the smallest micro workings of life. The omniscience God knows is creation plus the all-knowing God of perfect knowledge knows all things as they happen, and that will happen. God would

My journey with God started in February of 1993, when I went to a ladies’ conference in Columbus, Texas. It was while the speaker was explaining that she knew there were some of us out in the audience, who felt guilty about something they had done in their past, and they did not feel that God could forgive them for it. But then she quoted from God’s word; “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, not principalities, no things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:38-39 NASB) The speaker continued on to say that all we need to do is

Having been a Christian for many years I thought that I had a fair knowledge of what it meant to pray. I was amazed and humbled by the idea that through Jesus’ restorative act on the cross I am able to come into God’s presence - and not only come but be welcomed and even longed for. I believed that prayer is a powerful tool to petition God , a vehicle to praise Him , and an instrument to increase our intimacy with Him . I understood that people pray in a variety of ways, based on the teaching they have received, their experience, and even their personality. Most commonly, I engaged in prayer as a conversation with God.