Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Benefits of Prayer

By Felice Thierry


Prayer plays an important role in one's relationship with the Heavenly Father. The Bibles instructs in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to "pray without ceasing." If God wants us to continually pray it must be important. Having a healthy prayer life can be the most satisfying aspect of a your life. Pray is not one-sided, it is not only for God, but is beneficial for us as well.

One benefit of prayer is a stronger relationship with our Heavenly Father. In prayer, we open lines of communication. To have a healthy relationship, you should contact. In praying the Lord we are able to communicate our concerns, our needs and praises. Although God knows these things is very therapeutic for us to say out loud.

Prayer is very therapeutic. He has the power to reduce stress and anxiety. It can encourage and help us through difficult times. When we pray we can bring our burdens to God. This is being taken away. The charges are not ours to bear alone. You can be sure that God is in charge and that His will be done. Having promise of God to provide all our needs, we have no reason to worry (Philippians 4:19).

Luke 11:9 tells us "... Ask and you shall receive ..." (King James Version). An additional advantage is the ability of prayer to ask God's desires of our hearts. Sometimes we do not have the elements we would like, because we have God for them. Of course, our prayers should not be completely filled our needs, but we let God knows our wants and needs. If anyone can give to our desires, but God.

The above are just a few of the benefits that a healthy prayer life can provide. The fact that we were given the ability to communicate with the Heavenly Father is a privilege that should not be ignored. Prayer is the most powerful tool you could have ever in your life.




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