Attitudes in prayer
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· 1 viewAttitudes in prayer include both the postures people adopt while praying and the hopes that they have concerning its outcome. Scripture points to the need for humility and expectation on the part of those who pray.
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Positions adopted for prayer
Positions adopted for prayer
Bowing down and kneeling
Bowing down and kneeling
Come! Let’s bow down and worship!
Let’s kneel before the Lord, our creator!
See also Ge 24:26; Ex 4:31; Is 45:23; Da 6:10; Lk 22:41; Ac 7:60; Eph 3:14; Php 2:10
Falling on one’s face before God
Falling on one’s face before God
Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
See also Nu 20:6; Jos 5:14; 2 Ch 20:18
Standing
Standing
Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
See also 1 Ki 8:22; Lk 18:11
Attitudes in the spiritual life
Attitudes in the spiritual life
Standing for warfare
Standing for warfare
For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
See also 2 Th 2:15; Jas 5:8
Walking with God
Walking with God
He has told you, O man, what is good,
and what the Lord really wants from you:
He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful,
and to live obediently before your God.
See also Is 40:31; 1 Jn 1:7
Running
Running
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
See also Is 40:31