The Bible says: "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17). This should be the motto of every follower of Christ Jesus. Never stop praying, however dark and hopeless your case may seem. In a battle we have to be ready to fight and win. Nothing can be in between, we can not be distracted by this world. The seductions of the flesh, materialism and other things make one weak spiritually unfit to win the battle of prayer, they end up being defeated.
The prayer battle is a spiritual battle, the person must be walking in spirit, being faithful God in everything. That will be prepared with the armor of God Ephesians 6: 10-18, in the battle position of faith.
The spiritual danger
We cannot serve money Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for he will despise one and love the other, or he will love one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth. "
Remember that if the devil feels that your heart is materialistic, he will offer you the riches to destroy you. Remember the end of the rich in the history of the rich and Lazarus Luke 16: 19-31. The Parable of the Foolish Rich Luke 12:20 But God said to him: “Fool! Tonight they will claim your life. And who will keep what you have accumulated? ” 21 "This is the case with those who accumulate wealth for themselves, instead of being rich before God." And also of the end of the young rich Mark 10: 21-30 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said: «One thing is missing: go and sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then you come and follow me ». 22 But he, afflicted by these words, went away sad, because he owned many goods.23 Jesus, looking around, said * to His disciples: “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ». 24 The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answering again, said to them *: «Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God [b]! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a [c] needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. ”26 They were even more astonished, saying among themselves [d]:“ And who can be saved?
* He who saves himself to God and is faithful in everything and at all times can be saved. He who understands the spiritual danger of riches can overcome the battle of prayer. Jesus renounced the riches Matthew 4: 9 and said to him: All this I will give you, if you prostrate you will worship me.10 Then Jesus said to him: Go away, Satan, because it is written: To the Lord your God you will worship, and to him you will only serve.
Jesus' prayer life, we notice the intensity with which He prayed. The New Testament says that, in Gethsemane, He cried out with a loud voice; that in the intensity of his supplication, he fell face down on the damp ground of the garden; He begged until his sweat was "like drops of blood" (Luke 22:44).
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