tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post4064450302314644665..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: The Insanity of Prayerkc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-86168960189437168202013-08-28T22:53:23.365-05:002013-08-28T22:53:23.365-05:00Hi Chari, I can truly identify with you on the not...Hi Chari, I can truly identify with you on the not many "times of prayer"! I used to feel so guilty for not having set times for prayer and bible reading. But now I just accept it as the way I am but not an excuse for not doing but like you quoted Paul, to pray continually. <br />Thanks and God bless!pearliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142595255771626179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-64870506957697625142013-08-28T22:50:44.196-05:002013-08-28T22:50:44.196-05:00"Prayer is spiritual breathing." I like ..."Prayer is spiritual breathing." I like that. <br /><br />What if we substitute insanity with foolishness, though being insane is not so much a choice but being foolish I suppose is? We know that the message of the cross is foolishness to some (1 Cor 1:18) and God chose the foolish things of the world (1 Cor 1:27) and we are fools for Christ (1 Cor 4:10). Substitute "fools" for "insane" and it still works.pearliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142595255771626179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-68097455310774639672013-08-26T10:06:21.526-05:002013-08-26T10:06:21.526-05:00Love your words Chari. We have known each other fo...Love your words Chari. We have known each other for 30+ years and I have always seen you as a woman of prayer. Your work in Kenya for these many many years speaks loudly to me about your prayer life.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-48841382906589121532013-08-26T10:03:45.205-05:002013-08-26T10:03:45.205-05:00Thank you Denise!Thank you Denise!kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-35038394198079050972013-08-26T10:03:29.616-05:002013-08-26T10:03:29.616-05:00Abiding is such a good word Susan. Thanks so much ...Abiding is such a good word Susan. Thanks so much for sharing it!kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-69683329453454832522013-08-26T10:02:30.440-05:002013-08-26T10:02:30.440-05:00Good thoughts Wanda! I so appreciate you and the e...Good thoughts Wanda! I so appreciate you and the encouragement that you always send my way.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-5490861947259460422013-08-26T10:00:44.340-05:002013-08-26T10:00:44.340-05:00Thanks for the comment Ma! I resonate with what yo...Thanks for the comment Ma! I resonate with what you said about real life and prayer. What has helped me the most in these past years is understanding that many of the promises are hyperbolic in nature. These days I see healings and miracles more as rare gifts from God more than answers to prayer. Not that I am planning to stop asking for them. ツkc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-24145801811398317252013-08-25T11:06:53.858-05:002013-08-25T11:06:53.858-05:00If this is insanity...then I'm also insane! I ...If this is insanity...then I'm also insane! I don't even have many "times of prayer", as in chunks of time set aside for prayer. Why? Because I pray as I read my Bible, I pray as I'm driving in traffic or silently as I listen to a client (I'm a counselor) or as I shop, or just before drifting off to sleep or....well you get the picture. I used to wonder at the verse where Paul Says to "pray continually"...now I think I get it. Keep praying Bob - even if it looks insane. God hears and will reward your perseverance. Blessings!Charihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142145450777425135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-45628450370296909862013-08-24T18:56:48.452-05:002013-08-24T18:56:48.452-05:00Praying for you both.Praying for you both.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-44816096228654857122013-08-24T16:12:15.842-05:002013-08-24T16:12:15.842-05:00It is like breathing to me, too and I could no mor...It is like breathing to me, too and I could no more stop than I can stop breathing. There is a very thin line between our faith and the sovereignty of God. We must not get discouraged when "Our prayers/wants" don't always get "answered" as we have asked or wish. I must continue to abide in the sovereignty of God until my last breath. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-11882940792583814572013-08-24T14:07:34.219-05:002013-08-24T14:07:34.219-05:00It may sound insane Bob, but prayer is not an opti...It may sound insane Bob, but prayer is not an option if we really believe the Bible. We are commanded to do it, and even taught how. When I'm at a loss, I just go back and repeat the Lords Prayer. I think of the verse that encourages us not to be weary in well doing. Prayer is well doing. Love you Bob, and will try to stay content even in those frustrating situations. Please give Ann our love.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-45788369238033395432013-08-24T13:22:05.582-05:002013-08-24T13:22:05.582-05:00I don't know what to think about prayer anymor...I don't know what to think about prayer anymore. It seems that some of the promises in the bible concerning prayer just don't work out in real life at all and in another way, there is something about it that is like breathing. I pray that Ann improves, Bob, I wish she would be healed just the way that healing is described in the NT. I wonder why we can't have those miraculous healings that were promised to the disciples. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.com