Be Still
31 Days to a Deeper Meditative Prayer Life
Day 1
The ability to hear what God is saying, to see what God is doing, and to move in the realm of the miraculous comes as an individual develops the same intimacy with and dependence upon the Father. How did Jesus do what He did? The answer is found in His relationship with the Father. How will we do the "greater works than these" which Jesus promised? By discovering the same relationship of intimacy, simplicity, and obedience.
John Wimber
"My sheep listen to My voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand." -- John 10:27-28 NASB
All Ears to the Father
Contemplative prayer is listening prayer. It is attentiveness. Sometimes when our children talk with us, we wish that they might just listen to us.
That's what contemplative prayer is. It's being all ears to what the Father has to say to us. It's very simple. We are becoming attentive to God. God is interested in us and what we have to say. We learn to ... read full excerpt from: Be Still: 31 Days to a Deeper Meditative Prayer Life ebook