1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
*Strong's Exhaustive Conc. No. 4336
PRAY: to interact with the Lord by switching human ideas for His own as He imparts faith {divine persuasion} (to us)
By this definition we see that prayer requires faith and submission to God's will. For in order for my ideas, my thoughts, of what I am praying for to be exchanged for God's desire, I must submit to His Authority, His will, in everything. And I must submit with faith, believing that God will act on my prayer, even if what I am praying for doesn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but exactly as He wants.
Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Luke 21:36
Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
*Strong's Exh. Conc. No. 89
WITHOUT CEASING: incessantly; without any unnecessary interval (no gap); uninterruptedly
This is not impossible. A prayer warrior prays at all times of the day throughout his or her day. It is not that they drop what they are doing and kneel somewhere, but the prayer asked for is merely added to the prayers already being prayed internally. Yes, sometimes our lips move and people think we're either talking to ourselves or that we're crazy.
There are some prayer warriors who not only pray in this way, but also have set times in which they just spend time in prayer with our Lord waiting for His response(s).
Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we continually thank God because, when you received the Word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the True Word of God—the Word which is now at work in you who believe.
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
We, the Spiritual Warrior, come to God in prayer, believing He will answer even before we call on His name.
Isaiah 55:24
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.
We believe God answers the prayers of His people because He hears our prayers.
1 John 5:15, 16
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
Psalm 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Ephesians 3:12
In Whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.
So, let us who are of the day, pray unceasingly for God's will to be accomplished; not only in us, but in in the hearts and lives of they whom we are praying for.
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