Books and our imagination

The concept of 'praying without ceasing never ceases to boggle the mind. The picture of one staying on your knees ceaselessly just talking to the Lord is nobel but a bit unrealistic. "Also [Jesus] told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up). (Luke.18.1 The words 'to the effect' say a lot. This would mean, in summary, praying always. Talk to God always, often. "Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people). (Eph.6.18 Amp.) Again we see the instruction 'pray at all times, on every occasion', more of being in an attitude of prayer. That is when you know that prayer is a communion and a dialogue, where you can speak to God and He will speak back to you in heart, or...

No soldier goes to war at his own expense is the way the Apostle Paul puts it in 1 Cor:9:7 and if we are the armies of the living God, God is the one Who looks after our welfare. And this He did when He instructed us to put on the whole armour of God. "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." (Eph.6.13) It is instructive to note that if there is a whole Armour, then there is partial armour. The word of God does not contain meaningless details. I believe the reason some have fallen and are not standing as they ought is that they have not appropriated the armour that God has made available. God did not say fast and pray so that the armour can be provided. They are available to you and all you have to do is put them on. How? Through the instrumentality of our mouth and the way, we live our lives. Just as we get salvation through believing in our heart and confessing with ou...