Many of us lack understanding when it comes to whom or what God
truly is. Some believe He is a huge being who lives in the clouds. Some
believe He is vengeful and will strike us down with wrath if we do
something wrong. Others believe He is a spirit that lives within
everything and everyone, resulting in everything also becoming gods
expressed throughout nature in trees, babbling brooks, rocks and
animals.
Truth is, God is a Spirit and His presence is known throughout all creation, including nature, but not to be mistaken with His Spirit being present in all things. There is only one place He has breathed His Spirit and that is within mankind - man and woman.
To better understand about prayer and its power and purpose, we need to first understand how God brought that power to mankind initially.
There was no doubt a big bang when God created the heavens and earth, separating land and water by speaking them into existence. God then formed Adam in His own image by breathing life into him, causing him to become another speaking spirit, with free will, and the same spiritual power to create things into existence by speaking words. He then created Eve and the beautiful Garden of Eden filled with all to meet their needs, so they could enjoy life to the full, in peace, without worry, concern or toiling for a living (sounds like a vacation paradise doesn't it).
Through prayer, which is communication with God, Adam and Eve enjoyed a relationship with God, and were given power and authority over all things including trees, babbling brooks, rocks and animals, because He did not put His Spirit into those things-only into mankind.
Then God gave them a test, allowing them to eat from all trees in The Garden except one, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This was a test of obedience, but Adam and Eve chose by their free will not to obey; choosing instead to make their own decisions, believing they knew what was best for them and doing what they wanted to do. Sounds familiar?
Essentially, they failed the test. They were letting God know, "We don't care what You want; we want to do things our own way and determine for ourselves what is good and evil." That's when they lost the power of prayer they had been granted and God banished them out of the Garden of Eden to fend for themselves. Since then, mankind has followed in Adam and Eve's footsteps, and has been plagued with struggles, worry, anxiety, stress, toiling and working hard for a living.
Yet that desire to live a vacation paradise has remained within each of us - to find the peace we innately desire, which God implanted within us in order to bring us back into relationship with Him; so we can live a good life of happiness, hope, prosperity and rest, and have all our needs met so we can enjoy life.
Truth is, only God can restore that life of paradise back to us. He offered a good life to Adam and Eve, but they declined it through their choice of disobedience. Now He is offering it to each of us. It is our personal free will choice to accept or decline. If we accept, a new dynamic exists and our prayers are heard and answered!
What is the Truth Revealed? Prayer has power and is communication with God.
Truth is, God is a Spirit and His presence is known throughout all creation, including nature, but not to be mistaken with His Spirit being present in all things. There is only one place He has breathed His Spirit and that is within mankind - man and woman.
To better understand about prayer and its power and purpose, we need to first understand how God brought that power to mankind initially.
There was no doubt a big bang when God created the heavens and earth, separating land and water by speaking them into existence. God then formed Adam in His own image by breathing life into him, causing him to become another speaking spirit, with free will, and the same spiritual power to create things into existence by speaking words. He then created Eve and the beautiful Garden of Eden filled with all to meet their needs, so they could enjoy life to the full, in peace, without worry, concern or toiling for a living (sounds like a vacation paradise doesn't it).
Through prayer, which is communication with God, Adam and Eve enjoyed a relationship with God, and were given power and authority over all things including trees, babbling brooks, rocks and animals, because He did not put His Spirit into those things-only into mankind.
Then God gave them a test, allowing them to eat from all trees in The Garden except one, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This was a test of obedience, but Adam and Eve chose by their free will not to obey; choosing instead to make their own decisions, believing they knew what was best for them and doing what they wanted to do. Sounds familiar?
Essentially, they failed the test. They were letting God know, "We don't care what You want; we want to do things our own way and determine for ourselves what is good and evil." That's when they lost the power of prayer they had been granted and God banished them out of the Garden of Eden to fend for themselves. Since then, mankind has followed in Adam and Eve's footsteps, and has been plagued with struggles, worry, anxiety, stress, toiling and working hard for a living.
Yet that desire to live a vacation paradise has remained within each of us - to find the peace we innately desire, which God implanted within us in order to bring us back into relationship with Him; so we can live a good life of happiness, hope, prosperity and rest, and have all our needs met so we can enjoy life.
Truth is, only God can restore that life of paradise back to us. He offered a good life to Adam and Eve, but they declined it through their choice of disobedience. Now He is offering it to each of us. It is our personal free will choice to accept or decline. If we accept, a new dynamic exists and our prayers are heard and answered!
What is the Truth Revealed? Prayer has power and is communication with God.
Author of Insight In Sight: Was I Born Like This? A straight gone gay gone straight lady, who shares the journey and how she did it. http://www.sylviehache.com
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