Calm My Anxious Heart Week 1 Part 2

Hello Ladies,
    This is the first week of our bible study. This week we will read chapter 1. We also had our first meeting at the church today and here is what we talked about.

How to paraphrase a prayer out of scripture.
1. make it personal to you.
here is an example:
Bible Verses Colosians 1:9-12 This is the original verse out of the NASB
"For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and long suffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light."

Here is the paraphrased version:
We ask you Lord, that we may be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that we may walk worthy of You Lord, fully pleasing  You, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You Lord; strengthened with all might, according to Your glorious power, for all patience and long suffering with joy; giving thanks to You Lord who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light."

We also talked about our prayer closets, I personally do not have a special prayer place yet, so I have a basket that I can tote to the cleanest area of my house during prayer time so that I can be free from distractions.  This is what the Word says about having a prayer closet:

Matthew 6:6 NKJV
"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."

If you would like to make a prayer basket here are a few handy tips: Have a Bible and a devotional or book you are studying about Gods word, some Kleenex, a few cough drops, a journal to keep notes, a few pens, a highlighter, tabs or a bookmark to keep your place or mark a spot in your Bible, I like to keep some lotion, and a bottle of water near by. I also heard someone say that they use to do prayer walks because they felt more peaceful outside of the home.

I was listening to a worship video the other day and I heard the singer say when you worship the Lord, Sing your own songs, pray your own prayers, and read the Word for yourself, so you can know Gods truth yourself. I found this to be so true. Each and everyone one of us have a purpose and we are all called according to His will.

I pray you all have a fantastic week and don't forget to post comments on the pages. We are here to encourage one another in Christ Jesus.

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