Praying With God

Here are six steps to building a relationship with god. This is not to show us where we are lacking but its to show us where we can build and go further.

Stage one:

The fist stage is inviting Jesus into our lives. Giving our Hearts to him to guide us.

Romans 10:9-10

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⁹ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Stage two:

Praying by our self alone. Praying for help in life, asking Guidance, Thanking him, etc. 

Matthew 6:6

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⁶ But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Stage three:

Praying out loud with the lord.This is when we talk to god like a normal person, talk to him how we would to a friend. Do things like tell him how your day was. You can do this at anytime.

1 Corinthians 14:16

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¹⁶ Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?

Stage four: 

Praying with others,this affects us the most and makes the biggest impact. We often need to take a step outside our "comfort zone" but its worth it. Praying with others can be frighting at first but it ends up being very powerful.

Matthew 16:19-20

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¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be^[b] loosed in heaven.” ²⁰ Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Stage five: 

The relaxing step. This is when we take time and observe for answers to our prayers  They will not always be obvious. But when we get an answer its impotent to put it to use weather we like it or not. its like the saying "God Said It. . . I Believe It. . . That Settles It. . ."

Stage six:

Finally, This is when we begin to hear God's voice and clearly see his answers  This is generally the most difficult step and one cannot just achieve it they should work towards it. This can be frustrating! 

( these were form notes i found in my bible on a sermon)