Without ceasing

"Pray without ceasing." 1Thessalonians 5:17

To pray without ceasing - to be in His presence continually - a desire for many of our hearts. These uplifting and honest words from Madame Guyon ring true today. - Todd

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Everyone is capable of praying, but many have the mistaken idea that they are not called to prayer. Just as we are called to salvation, we are called to prayer. Scripture commands us to "pray without ceasing" (1Thessalonians 5:17). Prayer is nothing more than turning our hearts toward God and receiving His love in turn.

There is only one requirement, though, that you must follow at all times. It will not interfere with outward actions. It may be practiced by princes, kings, priests, soldiers, children, and laborers. This simple requirement is that you must learn to pray form your heart and not your head.

The reason for this is that man's mind is so limited in its operation, it can only focus on one object at a time. But the prayer offered from the heart cannot be interrupted by reason.

I have found it easy to obtain the presence of God. He desires to be more present to us than we desire to seek Him. He desires to give Himself to us far more readily than we desire to receive Him. We only need to know how to seek God, and this is easier and more natural than breathing.

Oh, dear ones, do not think of yourselves as misfits. By prayer you can live in God's presence with as little effort as you live on the very air you are now breathing.

- Madame Guyon