More Road To Reality-Prayer

More from  K.P. Yohannan's book Road to Reality.

 

"How many of us can say we spend as much time in prayer as we do in eating meals, and socializing around food."

"To live for Jesus and follow Him, you must give up your own desires and wishes for your life. That's what we so desperately need today... First we must stop comparing our lives with others...We must take our eyes off ourselves-and others- and gaze at Him. He alone must become our standard."

"Learning about Jesus is not enough. You spend time with the Lord Himself  and know Him personally in your spirit. Fall in love with  Him, get to know Him intimately. You will find as you do this that you can obey all He commands without any danger of falling into legalism."

"Without spending time in the presence of the Holy One, no one can become holy- For God alone is the source for holiness. We need to control our TVs and the other idols that are binding us and keeping us away from the presence of the Lord and His written Word. Give up the secret sins that are enslaving you,and reclaim the areas in your life that have been given over to the enemy."

"Since prayer is the ultimate act of spiritual intimacy with God, shouldn't it be the central activity of our whole lives? We don't know how to pray because true prayer can only originate from a life emptied of self-sufficiency."

"Our prayers are too often closer to witchcraft that worshipful reliance on God. usually we are doing our own thing, in our own way, on our own timetable... and leanness comes to our souls. Prayer is not a free ticket to health, wealth and prosperity as these "witch doctors in disguise"would have us believe. "