tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676538176679335464.post6959206471926687019..comments2023-10-26T09:46:52.936-04:00Comments on Nathan Barontini's Blog: Do You Have a Prayer Plan?Nathan Barontinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149641876919091106noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676538176679335464.post-84407630333905932102014-03-07T08:44:00.803-05:002014-03-07T08:44:00.803-05:00Absolutely! I've find having regular prayer ti...Absolutely! I've find having regular prayer times to be a great way of making sure I'm praying only when I "feel like it".Nathan Barontinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149641876919091106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676538176679335464.post-56951248463082413322014-03-06T23:42:23.996-05:002014-03-06T23:42:23.996-05:00I definitely support planning out prayer times. It...I definitely support planning out prayer times. It's so easy to fall into the trap of saying you'll only pray when you feel like it and then somehow never "feel like it" ever. If you commit to praying grace before every meal, though, then you will pray even when you don't feel like it—which is often when you most need to pray.Lindsay @ Lindsay Loveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851651248359760680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676538176679335464.post-24002962220157945252014-03-02T20:37:37.601-05:002014-03-02T20:37:37.601-05:00I find keeping to the prayer plan helps me to cons...I find keeping to the prayer plan helps me to constantly turn my mind to God, something I can struggle with otherwise with all the distractions of daily life. Certainly, practicing the presence of God is a great way to "pray without ceasing"!Nathan Barontinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149641876919091106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676538176679335464.post-49089978196660013852014-03-02T20:18:01.272-05:002014-03-02T20:18:01.272-05:00Wow! That seems like a LOT of prayer to me. Don...Wow! That seems like a LOT of prayer to me. Don't sell yourself short!<br /><br />I have come to understand that passage a little differently, in that to me it's less about formal or ritualized prayer and more about a state of mind in which I am constantly turning my mind toward God, over and over during the day. Although I often feel that I *should* be doing more frequent, more formalized prayers. I've begun lately to sit in silence first thing in the morning, just trying to quiet my mind and listen. That's what I'm most in need of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com