PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

Sue O’Donnell. 22.07.20


PRAY WITHOUT CEASING 1 Thessalonians 5 v 17


“The Lord is near; so there is no need to be anxious about anything. Instead pray about everything, following your petition with thanksgiving whenever you ask anything of God!” (Philippians 4 v 6 The Truth)


Pray specifically.

Pray thoughtfully.

Pray directly.

Pray to, through the Trinity.

Pray expectantly.

Pray confidently.

Pray pleadingly.

Pray believingly.

Pray promptly.

Pray encouragingly.


“For You, O LORD, are a shield to me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head.” (Psalm 3 v 3)


Pray intently.

Pray fervently.

Pray frequently.

Pray liturgically.

Pray wholeheartedly.

Pray sincerely.

Pray wisely.

Pray constantly.

Pray consistently.

Pray continuously.

Pray positively.


“ ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you’.” (Luke 11 v 9)


Pray thankfully.

Pray insistently.

Pray remorsefully.

Pray praisingly.

Pray attentively.

Pray rejoicingly.

Pray radically.

Pray to the Trinity.

Pray in the Trinity.

Pray for the Trinity.

Pray with the Trinity.


“A threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4 v 12


And “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5 v 6)


“(S)he shall pray to God and He will delight in him (her). (S)he shall see His face with joy, for He restores to (wo)man His righteousness.” (Job 33 v 26)


So please pray as “(S)he who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but (s)he who refuses correction goes astray.” (Proverbs 10 v 17)


Images by Artist Christine Garwood 

http://www.christinegarwoodartist.co.uk/


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