How do you use "pray tell". Please give an example. I was told by a friend it is simply a statement.
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Yes, those are all correct. \n\nIt's a shortened version of "I pray you will tell me".  So, it actually has religious connotations, though we don't use it to actually mean anything to do with prayer today.
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Whenever I pray I just speak from my heart. He already knows how you feel so just talk to him. I usually thank him for everything he has done for me and ask him to forgive me of my sins. Of course there is more, but I think the best way to pray is to say how you truly feel. There is no need to be ashamed. Try it for yourself and see.
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I don't have an average.  We are instructed to pray without ceasing.  So whenever I need help, peace, or anything I will offer up a quick prayer wherever I'm at.  I pray before and after reading the Bible, when I wake up, before I go to sleep, before eating.  It is our way of communicating with God, why shouldn't we pray always.
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The saying is "Christianity isn't a religion. It's a relationship." It means that being Christian isn't just believing something. It's actually talking to and trusting God, and putting your whole life in His hands. It's like a friendship that can never be broken. Christianity isn't just reading Scriptures and obeying commandments. It's truly loving Jesus. It's trusting that if something bad happens, everything will turn out okay, and if it doesn't, there's a reason. Praying isn't simply keeping your religion's rules, it's communicating with the Lord. That's what it means.
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No kidding.\n\nThats why Jesus says: Pray daily.  You pray daily for forgivness.\n\nwow.  Go figure.  huh.\n\n\nwanna popcicle?
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It has several meanings:\n\nI or he/she prays, begs, asks, requests\n\nIt is also used either when you are offering some something, or after they have just thanked you.
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Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone. Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing,  and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well" - but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all - it is dead and useless. - James chapter 2\n\nIf you think is wrong you won't do it. You do it because you don't think it is wrong.
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You can pray in any form speak, groan, tears, sighs any way you want.  God can hear you even if you think it, you don't have to say a word, he knows your thoughts and hopes.  Your desperation's and your fears, he knows and sees all.  If you have enough faith anything can be accomplished.
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Prayer to me is like talking to a friend about issues that you can't figure out on your own. I consider God to be my best friend and He listens to me, the funny thing is that He already knows what I am going to say before I say it. As far as answered prayers, just because you don't get what you want or asked for, doesn't mean that your prayers are not answered. See we don't always know what is best for us so even though it seems like He did not answer you, someday or sometime you will say wow He did answer, just not the way I thought He would. \n\nKeep talking to Him and praise Him for everything you have or happens to you good or bad. He loves you and knew you before you were here.
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Something Specially\n        For  You                       \n\nI said a prayer for you today \n    And know God must have heard-\nI felt the answer in my heart\n    Although He spoke no word!\nI didn't ask for wealth or fame\n   (I knew you wouldn't mind)-\nI asked Him to send you treasures\n   Of a far more lasting kind!\nI asked that He'd be near you\n     At the start of each new day\nTo grant you health and blessings\n    And my friendship to share your way\nI asked for happiness for you\n    In all things great and small-\nBut it was for His loving care\n    I prayed the most of all.\n\n               By:     Kenny P. aka-Cobra
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Well its kinda of like if you need a job. You can pray to God all you want for a job but if you never put in a application or apply for a job how can he bless you w/ one. I think of my relationship with God as a give and take. I give Him control of my life and He takes me where he wants me to be.
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you need to not only pray, but believe when you pray.\n\nthe laws of sowing and reaping are still in effect and do apply to money.\n\nyou also still have to use wisdom in your dealings (not saying you dont) this you can also ask for when you pray
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God will hear whatever you pray. If you think you need to quote bible verses in your prayers on certain subjects, just turn to the back of the Bible where they usually point out where to find phrases for different category of problems for you to refer. From there you select them for your prayers. I am sure you do attend church, go and approach an elder of the church and I am sure they would open their arms to help you. Always bear in mind GOD said in the bible 'Seek and you shall receive'. May GOD bless you and answer your prayers....
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Wait for God to tell you. I am a Christian, but would say to search around for something that speaks to you.
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I have.\nIt is wonderful. \nAny prayer prompted by God is a prayer God wants to answer.( repeated from a radio ministry)\n\nSome people regard speaking in tongues EVIDENCE of having the Holy Spirit. \n\nYahoo! Answerers \n\n\n\nBe careful of what fisherman is fishing from you. Or which fisherman is fishing for you.
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The phrase "God's will" is tricky.\n\nSometimes people use it to describe a supernatural experience where they felt like God was directly talking to them. ("I had this dream, and God spoke to me...!")\n\nSometimes people use it to describe a very strong conviction they have ("It's God's will that my daughter doesn't marry this guy, he's so obviously bad for her...!")\n\nSometimes people use it to describe a general way to behave that God seems to have preordained. ("It's God's will for me to not steal from others.") \n\nGetting into shaky ground, sometimes people use it to dismiss seemingly senseless calamity, such as "Hurricane Katrina was God's will," or "My father didn't get better from his cancer, so God must have willed for him to die." \n\n(This one assumes that, since God has the power to intervene and did not choose to, God must have wanted the bad thing to happen. I personally find it distasteful to think that just because God permits suffering to occur, he must somehow be taking pleasure in that suffering. That's not the God I believe in.)\n\nThe application of such a phrase is usually very subjective and prone to be misapplied. \n\nI don't like to use it myself, because I feel like I am presuming on God when I do. Only if I had an experience where I received very specific direction would I even suggest such a thing, and then I wouldn't wield it like a club to force someone else to take my side, like I've seen it used.\n\nUsually if someone has received a clear statement about God's will, they use the knowledge to shape what's happening around them without mentioning it specifically, or they use it as a form of encouragement rather than as control.
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Unless someone ASKS you to share your faith, or unless you ASK them and they honestly say its OK, its not right to share. Don't even talk about it. OK, please listen, because I'm not going with this where you might think ... Its not right to share a thing that others don't want. That's to force an issue, and NO ONE has that right. BUT, that DOESN'T mean you can't spread a truth that YOU honestly believe. It just means you do it in another way. You teach and you share in such a way as to make others WANT what you have. How do you do that? You live your truth. Your actions, your manner, your life style ... ALL of these things speak loudly. If they're good, if you lead by having set a good example, people will want what you have because they see the goodness of it, and not because you bugged them about it with words that might actually push them away. ~ Peace & Blessings ~