coputa:
God gave humans the free Will to take decisions,to think and act, humans are not dogs,fowls and goats that has been programmed.Your thought is too shallow,engage your brains more on logical thinking

Shut Up!
Do you know what will happen to you by the end of today
Yes you make a decision and you can only hope for the positive. You don't know what the future holds for you.So, what ever that future holds has been destined without your knowledge

Solofresh2:
Shut Up!
Do you know what will happen to you by the end of today
Yes you make a decision and you can only hope for the positive. You don't know what the future holds for you.So, what ever that future holds has been destined without your knowledge

You are what you think,what and where you are or what happens to you,are the consequences of your actions.

Wilddove:
Lol.. Prayer doesn't work stop deceiving yourself

. God will have mercy on you. If prayer does not work for you it work for me,my family and billions of people that believe in our Lord Jesus Christ.

nocera:


Wow! And you went through this pain to prove what?

he didn’t even go through any stress not even pain bruh in letting someone like me to know this factually as a Muslim brother unfortunately he never condemn you but you’re doing that

Am guilty of all except 1, OP

wizod:
excessive eating makes one to be tired and when u are tired, u will sleep off and when u sleep off, u can't pray

Show me where it's written in that verse.

If it's not in the scripture, stop using your understanding to explain.


In fact, the scripture was talking about rules guiding what to eat and drink and not excessive eating

Kobojunkie:
OP, I can assure you that even after following all you have listed above in your own life, you can pray till you are black and blue in the face and God will still not answer any of your prayers. Why?

Because none of what you have listed above has anything to do with that which He in fact commanded of you to do when you pray to Him. As a matter of fact, by pretending you can add your own rules to God's very own everlasting set of rules reading prayer, you sin against God.

Even atheists and so called sinners make it in life. Buy you go see Christians pray from morning till night all for crumbs..

Solofresh2:
Our lives have been programmed even before we were born.No Matter how much we pray, what is meant to be will be.Some will say their prayers have been answered but they don't know that what is meant to be will be even without prayers.

Gbam!!! Sometimes i feel we are stuck in a matrix.

May God almighty deliver me from numbers 3,6 & 7.... Amen

Money thinking with material things and fornication may God have mercy on me!

LegalWolf:
Hi OP nocera,

I have a guy called TenQ and he comes off as a good christian. But he lies a lot. In fact, he tells so much lies that it is nauseating. Do you think being a liar can kill the prayer life of a christian and God detests lying?

LOL!
Like Prophet like Slave of Allah: best deceivers!

OP, thanks for your analysis. Yes I totally agree with you that distraction by internet and social media are some of the biggest factors affecting prayer lives today.

While praying, we must ask God to give us the initiative to pray always.

Some say prayers don't work. Well, you have the fundamental right to express your opinions. Prayers have worked for me and other people I know many times - sometimes by just uttering a few words.

Hmmm

Read to understand, he said weaken the body, and when the body is over full as a result of excess eating, won't one be tired or lazy to get up and pray when such a one needs to?

phemmyfour:
Wrong interpretation

Excessive eating is not God's habit but it doesn't affect prayers.

There is no link between EXCESSiVE eating and poor prayer life in the quoted link. The scripture was actually talking about rules as regards what to eat and drink

TenQ:

LOL!
Like Prophet like Slave of Allah: best deceivers!

At least, I did not send delusions to lawless people, and thereby being a fraudulent crook like one yhwh in 2 Thessalonians 2:11. I do not worship a fraudulent god who even deceives the ones that trusts him the most, his prophet - jeremiah the son of Hilkiah. This prophet had to lament (because he could not para) that yhwh has deceived him (Jeremiah 4:10). In fact, I can genuinely feel the sorrow in his voice that the person he trusted the most deceived him. LOL! I do not worship a fraud that... I can go on and on.

But yeah, thank you. I am a slave of Allah and my God is not a betrayer who deceives his OWN prophets. No wonder Jesus (oh I have forgotten that name is meaningless to you per your logic) said you belong to your father.... when he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44. So your father - yhwh is a crook, so what was I expecting?

I have engaged you this far and I will be hoping and waiting for where you would show that I am a liar. Please quote the posts not screenshots!

Eiyah, it is well with you. All you need is jus one experience. God bless you.

Wilddove:
Lol.. Prayer doesn't work stop deceiving yourself

coputa:
You are contracting yourself,the op
Mentioned things that weakens man's ability to pray and not how to pray

Thank you!

coputa:
You are contracting yourself,the op
Mentioned things that weakens man's ability to pray and not how to pray

You are instead confused is what.

Open your mind abeg! Paying head to OP'S list is not the way to get God to answer your prayers unless vain rituals are all you are in with God for. For instance, God never said watching too much TV is a reason why He does not answer your prayer. So even if you don't watch TV at all, your prayer will still not be answered by Him if you do not obey/heef His teachings and commandments.

Same applies as far as everything on that list there by OP..

wizod:
excessive eating makes one to be tired and when u are tired, u will sleep off and when u sleep off, u can't pray

Even if you stayed awake and prayed all day, God would still not answer your prayers if you do not pray in obedience to His teachings and commandments. So it is not important whether you eat a lot or not when prayer prayer concerned. So long as you obey God's teachings and commandments, even if all you said is a 2 minute prayer, He said He will answer your prayer. So, will you follow OP'S vain list or listen to God instead?

John3v19:
social media face book to be precise is a spiritual life killer.

What instead kills your relationship with God is sin .I.e. disobedience of His teachings and commandments to you in Jesus Christ - nothing else can do that..

All correct!

OP give us the teachings of his majesty for we don't want the devil's philosophy. Shalom

Phraences:
Even atheists and so called sinners make it in life. Buy you go see Christians pray from morning till night all for crumbs..

It is all prayers said in vain is why.

Religion has made men elevate even prayer to levels of idolatry. They worship their many prayer rituals and processes, even boasting of their prayer marathons, all of them things God never asked them for, this while refusing to obey God's direct teachings and commandments through Jesus Christ.

Phraences:
Gbam!!! Sometimes i feel we are stuck in a matrix.

We are not stuck at all as described by the previous poster. Instead, we are stuck in a cycle of disobedience. To break out of it, all one has to do is begin now to accept/submit to and obey the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ in order to experience the Truth of Jesus Christ where prayer prayer concerned.

phemmyfour:
Wrong interpretation

Excessive eating is not God's habit but it doesn't affect prayers.

There is no link between EXCESSiVE eating and poor prayer life in the quoted link. The scripture was actually talking about rules as regards what to eat and drink

I understand what that scripture is saying, but in the context of my write-up, I had to use it to only buttress a point and not to infer or twist interpretations.

nocera:
7 THINGS KILLING YOUR PRAYER LIFE.


1. Excessive eating: Eating more than necessary at night will only weaken your body. Romans 14:17.

2. Sleep: You must train your body to sleep less and stay awake. Sleep drain your strength to pray. The truth is, some sleep is an attack. Psalms 13:3.

3. Filthiness of the spirit and soul: Pornography, sex chat and impure thoughts are killers of prayer stamina. Your spirit would always be defeated by feeding it with filthy and erotic content. Philippians 4:8.

4. Bad atmosphere: Atmosphere you create and find yourself matter a lot. If you're among prayer weaklings, gossip and carnal believers your prayer fire will die. Gossip and backbiting will frustrate you.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18.

5. Poor feeding of your inner man. If your spirit man isn't well fed you can't be a prayer champion. You don't listen to sermons, you hardly study the Word of God or Christian articles then your prayer life will be starved to death. John 15:7. Jeremiah 15:16.

6. Worry: No "worrier" becomes a prayer warrior. Kill your worries to give life to you prayer stamina. Philippians 4:6.

7. Distraction through watching TV, addiction to social media and boyfriend or girlfriend syndrome. 2Timothy 4:4. 1 Corinthians 7:35.

Take deliberate steps to work on your prayer life. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Psalms 80:18.

Shalom.

Thank you for this enlightening message

Very true..
But wait o... Another distraction is




NAIRALAND.

nocera:
7 THINGS KILLING YOUR PRAYER LIFE.


1. Excessive eating: Eating more than necessary at night will only weaken your body. Romans 14:17.

2. Sleep: You must train your body to sleep less and stay awake. Sleep drain your strength to pray. The truth is, some sleep is an attack. Psalms 13:3.

3. Filthiness of the spirit and soul: Pornography, sex chat and impure thoughts are killers of prayer stamina. Your spirit would always be defeated by feeding it with filthy and erotic content. Philippians 4:8.

4. Bad atmosphere: Atmosphere you create and find yourself matter a lot. If you're among prayer weaklings, gossip and carnal believers your prayer fire will die. Gossip and backbiting will frustrate you.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18.

5. Poor feeding of your inner man. If your spirit man isn't well fed you can't be a prayer champion. You don't listen to sermons, you hardly study the Word of God or Christian articles then your prayer life will be starved to death. John 15:7. Jeremiah 15:16.

6. Worry: No "worrier" becomes a prayer warrior. Kill your worries to give life to you prayer stamina. Philippians 4:6.

7. Distraction through watching TV, addiction to social media and boyfriend or girlfriend syndrome. 2Timothy 4:4. 1 Corinthians 7:35.

Take deliberate steps to work on your prayer life. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Psalms 80:18.

Shalom.

Thank you. May God help us.

Great, more grace

Wilddove:
Lol.. Prayer doesn't work stop deceiving yourself

Prayer works! Please don't be deceived.

Wilddove:
Lol.. Prayer doesn't work stop deceiving yourself

Says who?