"The Lord Jesus Christ invites us to pray and to establish a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. Through His wonderful example, He has taught us how to establish and maintain that intimate relationship with His Father. In the scriptures we find Jesus praying many times to His Father, which expresses a very personal relationship with Him.
…“Today, we usually use the word "ask" to request something. The word "ask" in the original Greek is aiteo, which means "to ask," "to beg," "to crave," "to implore." The heavens will not be opened if we just say prayers. The heaven will be opened if we beg, if we crave, if we implore, if we pray from the heart.
"… A personal relationship with your Father in Heaven through prayers from the heart, through mighty prayers, will give you power to make the right decisions. …"Jesus ... praying, the heaven was opened." [Luke 3: 21] A prayer from the heart is a moment in heaven. [emphasis added] It is indeed a moment in heaven. …
"… Mighty prayers reach the heavens. ... One of the meanings of the word "pray" in Hebrew is "to speak." And that very thing is what we do when we pray to our Heavenly Father: We speak to Him. Prayer is a wonderful thing. When we make a mighty prayer, we have a moment in the heavens. We all need a moment in the heavens, especially when we are going through difficult times. When we offer a mighty prayer, we have the attention of the most powerful, merciful, and loving being in the universe."
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