Comments on: Hindered Prayers

By: Trent Tanaro

Trent Tanaro — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Great post Bro! Very true indeed! God bless you and your family!!
Trent

By: ben overby

ben overby — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:57:48 +0000

So true. When my wife and I have squabbles (fewer as time goes on), everything is out of sorts. Our souls can’t rest until we join minds and hearts again. I think part of our responsibility as men is to be proactive in pursuing peace in our homes. When things get out of sorts we need to swallow our pride and take Paul’s teaching to heart in Ph.2. Consider the other more important than self, hear them, and heal the pain. Then our “being” with God will be more robust, unchained from the shackles of unrepaired relationship. We need to hear Jesus when he says, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive other …” It matters less who’s right and more who’s real–real enough to put the silliness that often causes conflict in perspective and just get over it.

By: douglasryoung.net

douglasryoung.net — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:25:35 +0000

Thank you Josh and Jason for your comments!

By: Jason Browning

Jason Browning — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:34:24 +0000

Good thoughts Doug. In my 12 years with Cody, we sometimes go through these phases where we don’t pray together as regularly as we should. More often than not, it is my fault when this happens. For the longest time, I could not figure out why sometimes I was just apprehensive about doing it….like I wasn’t comfortable with it. Yancey in his book on prayer brought it to my attention, and it is what you just suggested in this post here. No one knows me like my wife. She knows unlike anyone else when I am not genuine, sincere, etc. And me knowing that was causing me to subconsciously create a block with Cody. I wasn’t praying with her because of my own guilt. I felt hypocritical to pray with her about things that she knew I wasnt sincere about. Since this realization, our prayer life together hasn’t suffered. But if and when we hit a rut again, I can assure you the 1st thing I will examine is whether or not I am being honest and genuine. Funny how that works.

By: Josh Maldonado

Josh Maldonado — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:18:39 +0000

Doug, this thought solidifies my belief that only Christians truly can love each other in the purest form God intended for a man and a women living in matrimony. Clearly marriage and all of God’s laws pertaining are for EVERYONE. Paul writes that we must love our spouse “as” Christ loved the church. How can non-Christians know how Christ loved the church? In turn, how can someone who has not accepted the gospel, love their spouse in a like manner? Next to praying with my local church , praying with my wife is a time I most look forward to in the day.