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10 Lame Excuses for Not Praying

Posted by RevJoseph User icon on January 26, 2012, 3:35 pm

By Greg Stier | Christian Post Guest Columnist

1. "I'm too busy!"
(Jesus had a packed ministry schedule but he made time to pray.)

2. "I don't know how to do it right."
(How about just try talking to God like you would a friend?)

3. "It doesn't work anyway."
(That's not how Jesus or the early church treated it.)

4. "Prayer just changes us, not situations."
(Who told you that, the providence fairy? It changes both!)

5. "I don't sound good when I pray."
(True prayer is a heart utterance, not a speech competition.)

6. "I'd rather read the Bible than pray."
(Without both it's just a one way conversation.)

7. "God won't take me seriously."
(Yeah, especially if you never talk to him. Start now!)

8. "It feels weird."
(So does the skin of a pineapple but it tastes great underneath.)

9. "People may mock me if they see me praying."
(Good! Persecution toughens you up! Matthew 5:11,12)

10."I wouldn't know where to begin."
(How about using the Lord's prayer as a way to grease the tracks?)

Rev. Joseph Holmin

Re: 10 Lame Excuses for Not Praying

Posted by Pastor Steve User icon on January 26, 2012, 6:50 pm, in reply to "10 Lame Excuses for Not Praying"

WOW!

Let me see, I've used...uh-oh...never mind!
How about if we just get to the paying and forget the excuses...
Besides, who cares what "others" think?
I will always accept being called a fool for God.

Thanks Brother Joe!

"Here is the patience of the Saints: those here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14:12 (Geneva 1560)

Rev. S.T. Butler Sr.-Pastor
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