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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"hive-183369",<br>"author":"pretty-precious",<br>"permlink":"contest-alert-do-you-believe-in-prayers",<br>"title":"\"Do you believe in prayers\"?",<br>"body":"<div class=\"text-justify\">\nI am very glad to partake in this religious contest,<br>entitled:\"Do you believe in Prayers\"?\nIt is religious because Christians,<br>Muslims,<br>Hinduism,<br>Buddhism,<br>Judaism etc believe it as a means of communicating or connecting in the spirit.\nTherefore,<br>many thanks to @okere-blessing,<br>steem for lifestyle community and everyone for such privilege.\n\n\n[![IMG-20240923-WA0000.jpg (https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmRQPiWnUVUWJCKkLtkR5zQNE7wxH2Qq3VXV92KdiLunuv\/IMG-20240923-WA0000.jpg)Source: (https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/bearded-man-praying-with-his-hands-clasped-8720885\/)\n\n|What Is The Meaning Of Prayer To You?\n|-\nFrom my own stand point as a Christian,<br>Prayer is an act of talking to God as a father or friend,<br>thanking,<br>confessing or requesting something from Him.\nPrayer can be made through songs,<br> meditations or speeches.\nAlso,<br>Prayer has different directions:\n~Prayer of thanksgiving(Psalms 103:1-5)\n~Prayer of forgiveness of sin(1John 1:9)\n~Intercessory prayer(1Tim 2:1)\n~Prayer of supplication,<br>request or petition (Phil.4:6)\nBut all these directions can be navigated in a single prayer session.\nOne can pray in secret,<br>or in public depending on the situation at hand to the will of God and not for vain glory.\n\n|Do You Think It's Necessary To Pray And How Many Times Should One Pray?\n|-\n\n<div class=\"pull-left\">\n\nhttps:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmWbwWvhi5xRPBM3XYw7adQhgQhL6zP3qvZobGGLja6Wu7\/IMG-20240923-WA0002.jpg\n<\/div>\nIt is as necessary as the word of God in our lives to pray,<br>and there is no stipulated number of times to pray.I pray because:\n~Jesus Christ,<br>the son Of God and my savior set the example.\n~Prayer gives me access to relate with my Lord.\n~Prayer solve every difficulties above human capabilities.\n~Prayer is my Identity as a Christian.\nAnd every christian is instructed by Paul,<br>an apostle of Jesus Christ to pray without ceasing (1thess.5:17)\n\n|Are There Some Supernatural Things Prayers Can Do?\n|-\n\n<div class=\"pull-left\">\n\n[![IMG-20240923-WA0003.jpg (https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmcTPt1MJ71q8XhPvbEKjmEmCHWUgsDrZcSUKZGMp8mvxw\/IMG-20240923-WA0003.jpg)Source: (https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-kneeling-on-church-pew-while-praying-8717464\/)\n<\/div>\nAbsolutely yes! \n~Prayers made with faith in Christ Jesus can put food on the table.(Matt.7:7&8)\n~Prayers can resurrect the dead.(John 11:43)\n~Prayers can make a barren woman conceive as it was in the case of Abraham's wife,<br>Sarah.\n~Prayers moves God to release His ministering angels for man's deliverance.etc.\n\n|Do You Believe That Unanswered Prayer is Caused By Sin?\n|-\nUnanswered prayer can be caused by sin and a number of other factors.\nSome of these factors are:\n~When the prayer is done out of the will of God or when we pray amiss.(James 4:3)\n~When Some forces of darkness withhold the answer in the air as it was in the case of Daniel in babylon.\n~When circumstance that required casting out of demon,<br>if prayer is not backed up with fasting,<br>it may be unanswered.(Mark 9:29)\n-When it is not yet God's time as was in the case of Hannah.\n\nSummarily,<br>Prayer unlocks the gate of heaven,<br>and gives mortal man access to experience supernatural grace from immortal God.\n\nDo have a blessed day!\n\nI hereby invite @meeky3,<br>@echuku and @princessck\n\n10% Beneficiary to @hive-183369\n##\n<\/div>\n@pretty-precious",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"okere-blessingc3\",<br>\"club5050\",<br>\"steemexclusive\",<br>\"creativewriting\",<br>\"contest\",<br>\"nigeria\" ,<br>\"users\":[\"okere-blessing\",<br>\"meeky3\",<br>\"echuku\",<br>\"princessck\",<br>\"hive-183369\",<br>\"pretty-precious\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmRQPiWnUVUWJCKkLtkR5zQNE7wxH2Qq3VXV92KdiLunuv\/IMG-20240923-WA0000.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmWbwWvhi5xRPBM3XYw7adQhgQhL6zP3qvZobGGLja6Wu7\/IMG-20240923-WA0002.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmcTPt1MJ71q8XhPvbEKjmEmCHWUgsDrZcSUKZGMp8mvxw\/IMG-20240923-WA0003.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/bearded-man-praying-with-his-hands-clasped-8720885\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-kneeling-on-church-pew-while-praying-8717464\/\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.2\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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