Praying in the Spirit by Shirley Dobson

July 19th, 2010

Listen to Oswald Chambers on what it means to pray in the Spirit:

The whole meaning of praying is that we may know God. The “asking and receiving” prayer is elementary; it is the part of prayer we can understand. But it is not necessarily praying in the Holy Spirit…Our minds must be saturated by the revelation of prayer until we learn in every detail to pray in the Holy Spirit. Prayer is not an exercise, it is life…

The sign that the Holy Spirit is in us is that we realize that we are empty, not that we are full. We have a sense of absolute need…[which] is one of the greatest benedictions because it keeps our life rightly related to Jesus Christ.

Part of this “absolute need” is the joy of having the Holy Spirit residing within us. Once we have experienced His presence, we must have Him always.

Praise God for being the source of all life; repent for ever feeling falsely satisfied; ask for a true awareness of your emptiness; yield to Him in emptying yourself of any pride or self-sufficiency.

2 Responses to “Praying in the Spirit by Shirley Dobson”

  1. TadWinetts says:

    Great One…

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