The place

• where one feels closer to God/heaven
  • than the troubles and problems
    • of the world,
• of peace and tranquility,

  

• where time stands still,
• where joy unspeakable exists!

How do we get there in prayer?

• Renounce evil.
• Push past
  • the mental/intellectual distractions
    • Is the stove off?
    • Did I respond to that email?
      • If so, can it be misconstrued, how?
    • Did I pay that bill?
    • If only my team did not make that play
      • we could have won that championship!
    • What did my spouse/child/sibling/co-worker mean/do when ….?
    • That dress was not right for the wedding reception!
    • The latest political controversy!
    • My elbow is itching,
      

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      • is that an infection?
• Push past,
  • The ‘Time-Keeper’ Stage
    • How much time has passed
      • since I started praying?
    • ‘Has it been 5, 10, 20 minutes already?’
    • ‘How much longer can I keep this up?’
  • ‘Gimme gimme’ stage
    • ‘Lord, bless ….’
    • ‘Lord, I really need this money/job…’
    • ‘Lord, if only you would heal…’
    • ‘Lord, please help…’
  • “this is ‘fun’, stage”
    • I love this prayer song
    • I am having fun singing this worship song
    • This is a one man concert
    • This feels good
• Push past,
  

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  • The problem solving stage
    • Issues appear more clearly to the mind while praying.
      • Problem 1
        • This is the main issue
        • This is the solution
      • Problem 2
        • This is the key problem
        • I can resolve it by doing ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’.
    • This is useful
      • I got to get to it, right now!
      • Stop the prayer, be practical, take the next step!

Now you are at the top what do you do!

• Praise!  Praise! Praise!
• Holy, Holy, Holy!
• Worthy, are you Lord!
• May your will Be done!
• Let Your Kingdom come!
• Be glorified!
• Pure Praise! Pure Worship!
• Mountain Top Worship!
• Peace, Joy in the Lord!
• Time stands still!

But you got to go back down

• from the Mountain top to the earth
• to live among people, and
• let the Glory shine through you!
  • That’s the whole purpose!
    

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