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A lot of us pray as if prayer is really twisting the arm of God or convincing God to do something. We think by saying more words we__l talk God into it. We think, __f I say it one more time, God will agree with me._ That very attitude is an alienating attitude. It keeps us in the role of doing it __ight_ or often enough to convince an unready or unwilling God. Wrong, wrong, wrong!19 minutes ago
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A lot of us pray as if prayer is really twisting the arm of God or convincing God to do something. We think by saying more words we__l talk God into it. We think, __f I say it one more time, God will agree with me._ That very attitude is an alienating attitude. It keeps us in the role of doing it __ight_ or often enough to convince an unready or unwilling God. Wrong, wrong, wrong!19 minutes ago
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