#i know its mt responsibility because if it wasnt then it no ones responsibility but theres a unique sort of pain that comes with losing one×

[lightthatibecome]

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[cloggedarteri]

ive been reading the ffxv japanese translations and ive been taking notes as usual. take a peek if you'd like (this shit is not proof read, this came straight from the dome)

--ch 1:

♡the way regis speaks to noctis is so informal compared to eng...hes very close i feel

♡"Prompto: Ah, they sell Ebony here. Ignis will be happy"---prompto is so considerate bruh. its so sweet that he had an eye out for things ignis likes. it says something to have someone remember things about you....prompto has the fattest crush on ignis i can smell it

♡prompto is so cute omg: "Hooray. Just one more!" he says after their second fight with a herd 

♡dave asked for assistance in hunting down the last of the varmin in the area and there are three options: 1. do it for free. 2. do it for a price--2AP. and 3.ask my friends--150. the response for the second option is so awkward, noctis says: alright we'll do it...um the reward? AND THEN THE THIRD OPTION HAS IGNIS saying: It’s dangerous if we leave as it is. Tell us more about it......its so funny that ignis is very "he asked for no pickles on his burger" coded, speaking up for noctis

♡boys are very gun-ho/very impulsive...gladio had to hold the boys back before they attacked the infected dualhorn...very dad coded i love that for him

♡boys trying to figure out whos going to drive the car after its repairs... noctis is funny as hell. prompto said that he wasnt confident in his driving and noctis said:"im confident i will break the car again"...hes truly a passenger princess and i love it. a very self aware passanger princess

♡noctis is such a bro...he hears prompto wants to visit cindy in the future and he offers for him to borrow the regalia

♡ignis isnt saying his signature puns bruh...umbra came with the notebook and all ignis has to say is that hes a reliable messenger WHILE ENGLISH IGNIS SAYS THAT UMBRA "certainly nose how to find us" 

♡ahhh noctis is blushing when gladio puts him on the spot about wanting the marriage and prompto fucking calls it out too omg

♡gladio saying he wants to go for a dip in galdin quay makes me think of him dressing up as a mermaid for a party with the tail and pearls and everything...omg he does a little mermaid performance for iris's birthday b/c like any little girl she had a mermaid phase and he didnt want to disappoint his baby sister 😭 omg gladio i love you

♡with all the uncle ardyn fics ive read i find it really funny that during their first encounter arydn flicks the coin at the boys and says: "consider it your allowance"...arydn would be that uncle that pulls out a whole roll of 20s and 50s and 100s but then hand you a fucking dollar and say dont spend it all in one place...hes such an asshole😭

♡noctis is so cute bruh, he defo pegs me as a boy lacking in life experiences because he was all starry eyed when the zuzu flew away and said: "whoa, so magnificent", hes such a dork i fucking love him omg

♡the boys just called prompto a personality hire without substance when they were comparing him to dino

♡you know whats fucked up, everyone in the group had lost someone following the attack but we dont get a second to think about. yea noctis lost his father but the boys have all lost people, have all lost their homes...fuck gladios father died in action. ignis' uncle possibily died in action too. prompto's family situation is difficult but we can assume that his parents were lost in the casualty 

♡never noticed that this is probably the first time the boys see magitek troopers. it sounds like they know of them though (prob royal personel collected information about nifilheim tech---giving very cold war vibes ngl) gladio says: "so these are MTs

♡ end of the chapter gives us radio announcements and theres a segment talking about noctis: " He’s a calm person with a very gentle heart who loves animals and nature" --- now who the hell is telling them this. it gotta be regis wanting to gush about his boy     "And he’s also very serious, well-behaved, and always a top-scorer student." ---i had no idea he did well academically bruh. i cant help but imagine the effort it would have taken for him to be such an honor student, not only from noctis but from the boys too. how many late nights did he and the boys have to make sure he passed tests...ignis and gladio are very older siblings parenting their younger siblings coded and im so fucking sick        "On his day off, he seems to be doing community service to helps citizens." ---- NOW WHY THE FUCK DIDNT I KNOW NOCTIS HAD DONE COMMUNITY SERVICE, HE WAS REALLY THE PEOPLES PRINCE I HADNT KNOWN OMG HE WAS THE MALE PRINCESS DIANA IM FUCKING THROWING UP OMG MY SWEET BOY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH 

[witchcraft-in-wonderland]

Cori's Tale (Pt.1)

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I was never much for listening to the old stories they told us about monsters and humans fighting. It wasn't that I didn't care- I just had better things to do, like drawing. I had a black backpack with gold spikes for all my sketchbooks and drawing materials, I never leave home without it. The other kids at school think it's weird, I've never taken the thing off since I got it, but I like it! That's all that matters.

Oh, how rude of me, I haven't even introduced myself have I? Cori Sable, resident nonbinary disaster child. Not that it's of any consequence what my gender or lack thereof is, after all I'm only twelve years old aren't I.

But back to the important stuff! I live in a community of lots of people, it's fun, we get along pretty well when people aren't calling me names or telling me the backpack I wear is pointless and stupid and I should just get rid of it.

If I had to complain about anything, it would be the fact that no one seems to notice how many kids go missing at Mt. Ebbot every year. Every year some kid gets dared to climb it, and every year they don't come back. With the way the other kids look at each other sometimes, I worry they know exactly what they're doing when they send someone up there.

"And that's the story of how the humans were victorious in the Battle of Mt. Ebbot," the teacher closed her book, placing it on a shelf next to her. I hadnt heard a word of what she said, not that it mattered since I already had the whole thing memorized to begin with. I glared enviously at the back of the room, where teenagers sat on their phones, willingly able to ignore the story and not get in trouble. We werent allowed to get phones until we were fourteen, and even then we had to get jobs first, and recite the story of monsters vs humans. I don't think I'll ever get a phone, I'm terrible at doing work for one. For two the way everyone here tells the story of our fight seems very biased, it's almost like they didn't try to cooperate with the monsters at all, just maim and kill and lock away where no one else can find them. It's rather rude in my opinion, monsters just seem like weaker magical humans, they just look different and have a different culture, I don't see what's wrong with that.

Of course, bringing this up would be a detriment to my already tediously hanging reputation here. A kid who isn't well liked would be ill-advised to go spouting off about how monsters and humans aren't so different, about how maybe if we'd shown a little mercy we wouldn't be in this situation.

See, we used to be able to live in separate houses, used to be able to get stuff whenever we wanted. But it turns out a lot of that was because if decent trading with monsters, and of course, no monsters, no nice things. Not to mention, going through an entire war is hardly good for anyone involved, it's actually probably the worst possible event to go through. That's what led us to here, with so many orphans the human race decided "why not just make all children orphans" and took us away from our parents nearly as soon as we were born to be raised in these communities, only able to escape once we prove sufficient enough to survive on our own.

I'll probably never get out, they'll kick me out at twenty-one of course, but the problem with that is, I don't think I'll get the hang of life by then, or ever really. There's just to many things to learn! How to drive a car, how to use a phone, how to get a job, how to talk to people, it's all way to much. And with no one helping me out, I'm basically trying to operate a plane where all the buttons are the same color and the switches don't have labels.

Recess was my least favorite part of the day. I used to like it, but now I get pushed off of everything I try to use. On top of that, recess is when The Choosing happens. If you haven't figured it out yet, that's when someone gets dared to climb a giant mountain or risk being labelled a coward and ostracised, one time a kid refused and they got them kicked out entirely!

"Cori!" I heard a rough grumbling voice call my name. I turned to face the girl, her name was Ulana, and she was the one who decided what happened to all of us. Red hair braided behind her back, Jean's ripped in so many places it couldnt possibly be intentional, the only thing scarier than her was the twin brothers that always followed close behind. Sora and Pevril were oddities of their own, with Sora having black and blue eyes and Pevril being abnormally tall for a child. They were of course, only scary when around Ulana, other than that, I didn't see them as much of a threat, sometimes it even seemed like we could be friends.

"What is it, Lan," I said, raising an eyebrow.

"Don't call me Lan," growled the girl, she was nearly a foot taller than me, and almost old enough to age out of the community to. But she was looking for a reaction, and I learned long ago that I should never give one to a bully, not if I had any self-respect.

"Right, well what do you want then?" I tilted my head to the side, focusing more on the sound of children playing in the distance than Ulana.

"I bet you can't climb Mt. Ebbot and survive," I froze for a second. I was aware I wasn't well liked, but perhaps i should've paid attention to just how deep that disdain went.

"And if I don't accept?" I said, digging my feet into the ground.

"Then I'll take that nice backpack of yours and chuck it in with the next kid, and you'll get kicked out," I wrapped my hands around the backpack straps subconsciously.

"Fine, I'll play your game, but if I do make it back, you can't send anyone else down ever again," I said, looking her directly in the eyes. There was a glint there, one I that sent shivers down my spine.

Mountains were, of course, cold, but my legs had a weird relationship with temperature. I had a blue and indigo striped hoodie on, one with little grey horns at the top, and black shorts with black boots. The ever important backpack was still tossed over my shoulders, sketchbook and art materials jostling around inside.

I reached the top of the mountain soon after, there was a crater at the center. I thought to myself for a second, whether Ulana had mentioned anything about going into the mountain, or if I could go home saying I had climbed it myself. I was in fact, so caught up in this decision, that I was caught off guard by a light shove from behind, and sent hurtling down the crater, my backpack clutched to my chest.

I landed, miraculously, in a pile of soft flowers, that seemed to cushion my fall.

I couldn't tell where I was, just that I was really far down, and the sky was really far up. I made the decision to keep walking.

After a few mere seconds of this I came across a patch of grass, where an orange tree stood at the center. I paused for a second before realizing- the tree had a face.

"Howdy! I'm Orangey, Orangey the orange tree!" It spoke, in a voice that sounded cold and calculated.

"Uh- hi- I'm Cori- the not orange not tree-" I said, doing a sort of two-finger salute in return.

"You're new to the underground arentcha?" Said Orangey, I nodded in response.

"Let me help you," suddenly something jumped out in front of me. It was glowing, different shades of pink blue and yellow faded in and out of what looked like a heart.

"This is your SOUL, the very culmination of your being!" Said Orangey, he seemed unphased by the tri-color phenomenon of it.

"Your SOUL can get stronger when you gain LV, that stands for LOVE," he said. I wasnt sure that sounded right, Love didnt seem like the kind of word one would need to abbreviate.

"Down here, LOVE is shared through friendliness pellets," spinning orange shapes appeared on all sides, I eyed them suspiciously "Go on! Catch as many as you can!" Said the tree. I chose to go the opposite route, backing away as the shapes closed in on me.

The tree's expression changed, it was one of anger and hatred "Smart kid, aren't you," its voice was deeper, less calculated, more angry and bordering on psychopathic.

The pellets surrounded me on all sides, preparing to close in. The tree began to laugh, a cold and unfeeling cackle that sent a chill down my spine. The pellets were inches away from my skin, when suddenly they'd disappeared, the tree was gone. Something- no- someone- walked out if the shadows. He was tall, with white fur and horns, and a tossle of light brown hair at the top of his head, adorned with glasses, a blue shirt, khakis, and a grey cardigan.

"What a cruel creature, torturing such a poor innocent youth," he spoke in a softer voice, one that reminded me of how the guardians back at the community spoke to the younger children.

"I am Patton, caretaker of the ruins, come with me, I will keep you safe," Patton held a hand out, I accepted it after a few moments hesitation. Patton walked with me through an archway, into an elaborate structure, covered with vines and flowers. I felt something spark in me, I thought back to the sketchbooks in my backpack.

"Can I sit down for a second? That was a little scary," I said. Patton smiled and nodded, setting himself down in a pile of flowers between two sets of stairs. I sat down as well and pulled out a sketchbook, beginning to draw the things surrounding me.

"Oh! An artist!" Patton said excitedly.

I smiled and brushed it off slightly "Not so much artist as bored little kid with to much creativity," was my only reply as we sat there, trying to ignore the things my head was telling me.

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[tvranny]

took this from a mutual on my dash. not gonna @ because im too socially inadequate but if u see this. ur blog is rad.

anyone who wants to do it can do it

Age: h

Birthplace: ??? santa rosa california

Current time: 7:51 pm

Drink you last had: iced tea. the one with the golf man on the can. didnt he die or something

ARNOLD PALMER

tjhat was his name sorry

Easiest person to talk to: i dont talk to a lot of people

Favorite song: oh, no, i cant choose.  . ill just pick one that i would be able to stand listening to for an hour on repeat. just that song. sovngarde from skyrim. incredible

Grossest memory: dont read if u dont like insects particularly maggots. when i was younger our apartment was quite dirty and trashy which makes no fucking sense to me now because we had the money to get into a better house but whatever. anyways, i hopped onto one of our computer chairs and right where i put my hand, there was a maggot and that definitely scarred me for years it was nasty. there was a lot of that. idk maggots could be found hanging from the ceiling and that has given me my terror of maggots. are they even maggots? i know they’re moth larvae, nto sure if maggot is the right word for it

Horror yes horror no: if im in the mood for it i do like horror yeah. i thoroughly enjoyed the exorcist

Jealous of people?: yes. im not like a malicious jealous person but ofc i get jealous. for example, right now, i am jealous of anyone who isnt fucking trans

Killed someone?: yes brenda ive fucking killed a person. the lincoln assassination? that wasnt john wilkes booth, that was me. gg

Love at first sight or should i walk by: i think maybe you get an intuition about someone that they might be the one. people get feelings like that, not just abt love but about just. the future. it’s odd, surely. but the classic “see someone in the street and feel your heart pound and everything stop and the stars align” is. not

Middle name: elizabeth

Number of siblings: technically, im an only child. all my siblings are half-siblings but i consider them full siblings just because. i have 4 siblings

One wish: well? to not be trans, right now. but. other than that, no idea

Person you last called: i dont have a phone. dont need one. kind of

Question you are always asked: idk. “why don’t you talk a lot” is a question ive always been asked, or “why are you so shy”.  it’s a stupid fucking question. what do they think ill say? “well u see i have bad social anxiety and no self esteem lol how was ur day uwu”

Reason to smile: oh, there are a lot of things, but i’m not a very motivational person. cats are nice! and so are dogs. when you own a dog or cat, or really, the majority of pets, their entire world is you. of course that’s a lot of responsibility when you think about it but their happiness, their dreams, all of it are about you, aren’t they? saw an article. i think. but i think it’s a nice thought. just think when you approach a dog and it starts barking happily and wagging its tail and licking you and it looks overjoyed, or a cat’s meows and chirps and purrs as you pet it. you make them happy.

Song you last sung: thunder by imagine dragons.

Underwear color: odd question but they’re teal.

Vacation: no plans, but i want to go Washington D.C. and back to Tudor Hall. I also want to visit California, as I haven’t been there for years

X-rays: got my lungs x-rayed one time. acute bronchitis. 

Your favorite food: i like mashed potatoes. deviled eggs. brussel sprouts. i also like sushi

Zodiac sign: pisces

top ten songs I’ve been listening to lately: 

not in order

1.) the wolf by SIAMÉS

2.) believer by imagine dragons

3.) whatever it takes by imagine dragons

4.) mt washington by local natives. makes me cry

5.) thunder by imagine dragons

6.) golden age by woodkid. makes me think of John Wilkes Booth. hm. iron by woodkid also does that for me. if i had to pick a song other than the ballad of booth (of course that fits him) to describe JWB it’d have to be both iron and golden age

7.) bottom of the river by delta rae

8.) world at large by modest mouse. tears.

9.) dramamine by modest mouse. probably one of my top favorite songs of all time

10.) killer queen by queen

like i said. if you want to do it feel free

[zefryajane-blog]

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It's my mother She has some serious health issues happening I'm not disputing that.But she calls me to vent and disguises it as a discussion where everything I say is wrong. I told her 6 months ago she shouldn't be taking 2000+mg a day of ibprophen. She told me itll be fine and she needs it. I've told her repeatedly her salt intake is to high and she just needs to stop adding it to everything. She said she wont change her diet. I told her these things because shes going to distroy her kidney and I said that to her ...and now she is having problems with her kidneys and she cant imagine why. I've told her to take a few different kinds of supplements a day to help boost her system for pretty much ever. She says she can never remember to take pills conveniently though she can remember to take ibuprofen 3 to 4 times a day...

When she started gaining weight I suggested she start going on walks not even long ones just around the block. That moving would help. She says she just doesnt want to but complains constantly about the weight. Over Christmas break she never stopped snacking she always had chips or pretzels etc...she complained about her weight at every turn though. I said why dont you change your snacks to fruits and vegetables. She said no just flat out no Anything related to diet I'm met with if I change my diet it could and probably would make it worse. I suggested it might be hypothyroidism because I have it and its genetic. She said she didnt think so and she was going to wait for her doctors to tell her something...I was right and have the ability to give her tips on how to help but it's useless to try.

I called and told her lupus nephritis runs in our family and can cause all of her symptoms. I asked if she had been tested for it and if not if she could suggest the test to her doctor to rule it out. I was told that she is just going to wait and see what the dr says he is doing tests and she is sure that hell figure out the problem.

She is sick. She has gained weight and keeps gaining weight. She is in pain. But she wont do anything but complain about it. She has an excuse for everything and/or uses the doctor card. She basically treats me like I'm being a drama queen and that I'm Google doctoring anything I say. But she conveniently forgets i had to do A LOT of studying medical for both Sam and I. Medical is kind of my thing. She calls and asks questions like she wants help but then shuts me down at every turn. I'm seriously about ready to give up all together. She doesnt want to help herself so what am I doing trying to help? I just dont know what to do.

She has this ability to take any problem or question or situation I have and make it about her. For example I'm legit going deaf (im going through testing to see how long I have right now) and she related to it because her ears have been plugged for 3 months...no joke that's the kind of thing she does to switch the conversations over to her its insulting and frustrating.

Yesterday I called because I'm having trouble adjusting to Juan's family's way of well being a family. I needed her help. She spent the entire call saying mmhm...yeah...right?....mmmhm. I think she was watching tv instead of listening. Like I was talking on the phone so that was good enough. When I try to talk to her about any of this she basically calls me drama and tells me to stop overthinking everything. But...but she does it over and over. And to top of all of this frustration while she was here she flat out told my best friend that she gave up on me around 12 or 13 and acted like that was the most normal thing to say. That she just gave up because I was a stubborn wild child and wasnt going to listen...but here is the thing when I was that age is when cj screwed up. So she just assumed I'd turn out the same way and gave up on us both. And when she told Jg it all made sense on why Av is being raised so differently it's because they actually believe in her enough to support her...

I'm getting to the point where I dont want anything to do with either parent. Mom just shifts all blame to my dad (or mt) over anything and takes no responsibility for her actions. Dad is well dad. Were over 18 so were not his problem anymore. Like this all hurts and I dont let people treat me this way. But if I detach myself which I could easily it would distroy both of them. But I cant keep doing what I am doing. It's not healthy for my mental state.

Erm

S

[olusegundare]

TOPIC: PRAYER I

TOPIC: PRAYER I

Devotional Thought: "The world will not know that we have a God except we prevailed in our prayers..."

Text Bible: Luke 11:1-13

Memory Verse: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” I Pet. 5:7

INTRODUCTION At the inception when God created man into the beautiful garden, the type of garden that is unparallel in the world, man wants nothing because everything that man needs was at his disposal, all this happened because man was in good rapport with God his creator, this man needs no prayer, but when men sinned this grace was removed by God and since then men have begin to pray.

Under the headings beneath shall we examine this topic

1. Definition: These are some of the meanings given to Christian's kind of prayer: (i) Prayer is a communion of God's children with God who is their father, (ii) Prayer is what is in the intercellular fluids of man which comes out at the right time, either or not the person learns it, (iii) Prayer is the thought that has long be inside of man, which gingers man to speak with God, (iv) Prayer naturally comes out of man because of the thought of religion inside of man. Take as instance, Cain and Abel who offered sacrifices unto God, it wasnt documented in the bible that they have been instructed to that effect before making the sacrifices (Gen. 4)

2. WHEN DID PRAYER START? After the fall of man, (Genesis 4:26)

3. COMPONENTS OF PRAYER (i) Worshipping God: This happens when we talk about His many names eg Jehovah Jireh, J. Nissi, Alpha, Omega etc, (Gen. 22:14; Ex. 17:15 etc)

(ii) Praising God: This happens when we tell him of His mightiness eg Higher than the highest, Creator of the Universe, The Exalter etc (Ex. 15: 1 ff; Isa. 25:1-12)

(iii) Giving Thanks: This happens when one thanks him for the contract won, for getting home peacefully etc (I Tim. 2:1)

(iv) Confessing our sins/transgression/iniquities (Ps. 32:5)

(v) Asking (Neh. 1:4-11; Dan. 9:3-19; Phil. 4:6)

4. THOSE WHO SHOULD PRAY (a) Those who have forsaken their sins (II Chro. 7:14) (b) Those who have humbled themselves (II Chro. 7:14) (c) Those who are saved, (d) The righteous (Pro. 15:29) (e) Those who are holy (Ps. 15; 24)

5. REASONS WHY WE PRAY (i) Because God has said so (Jer. 33:3) (ii) Because We are strangers on earth (Ps. 39:12) (iii) Because God promised to answer (Ps. 65:2; Jn 14:13-14), (iv) Because God cares for us (I Pet. 5:7; Ps. 55:22) (v) Because He will hear our voice (Ps. 55:17) (vi) Because the Righteous Prayer availeth much (Jam. 5:16b) (vii) Because His ears are open unto the righteous cry (Ps. 34:15) (viii) So as to have full joy (Jn. 16:24)

6. VENUE OF PRAYER (i) Secret place/closet (Mt. 6:6), (ii) Before our children/servants/hubby/wife/parents etc (Lk. 3:21; 9:28-29; I. KIngs 18:42-44) (iii) On the Mountain (Ex. 32:1; Lk. 6:12) (iv) Inside the house (Acts 1:13; 12:12) (v) Inside the temple/church (Lk. 18:10) (vi) Inside prison (Acts 16:23-25) (vii) Inside vehicles, plane, ship, cars etc (Acts 27:35) (viii) In the farm (Jdg. 6:16) (ix) Everywhere (Ps. 61:2; Lk. 11:1) (x) In the wilderness/desert (Lk. 5:16) (xi) Before unbelievers (Jdg. 16:28; I Kings 18:35-39)

7. WHEN CAN MEN PRAY? (i) When we are rejoicing in the spirit (Lk. 10:21) (ii) When we are not happy/afflicted (Jam. 5:13) (iii) When we are happy/merry (Jam. 5:13b) (iv) During sickness (Isa. 38:1; Acts 28:8; Jam. 5:14-15) (v) When we transgressed/fall into sin (Ps. 51; Jam. 5:16) (vi) When the nation (town/village/family etc) fall into sin (Jam. 5:17) (vii) When someone is being unjustly punished and asking for vengeance (Deut. 32:35, 42-43; Lk. 18:1-7) (viii) To plead with God to rain on the earth (II Chro. 7:13; Jam. 5:18) (ix) When pestilence ravages the land (II Chro. 7:13b) (x) During drought/famine (Joel 2:15-19) (xi) in pains/spiritual fight (or unrest) for an unseen event about to happen (Ex. 2:24; Mt. 27:46; Lk. 22:44; Heb. 5:7) (xii) At the point of death (Acts 7:59) (xiii) Before evil days come (Lk. 22:32) (xiv) When persecutors of gospel arise (Acts. 4:24-31) (xv) When a brother (or brethren) are in bounds (Acts. 12:5) (xvi) For expansion of the gospel (Acts. 4:24-37) (xvii) When one wants to ask for direction (Acts. 1:24) (xviii) In distress (Ps. 18:6) (xix) When we are weary of life/living (I Chro. 4:9-10) (xx) In trouble (Ps. 50:15)

8. TIME THAT WE CAN PRAY We need know that there is difference between time and season. Time talks about the present hour, minute...but season spans through years, months, days..that is why a singer says "we only have dispensation or season, but no one can have the world that is all the times and seasons of the world" (Ecc. 3:1) (i) Everytime/always (Lk. 18:1; Ef. 6:18; Phil. 1:4; Col. 1:3) (ii) Without ceasing (ceaselessly) (I Thess. 5:17) (iii) Before food (Acts. 27:35) (iv) Before performing miracle (Jn. 11:41; Acts. 9:40) (v) Prior to taking a step (I Sam. 30:8) (vi) During departure (Acts. 20:36) (vii) Evening, morning, noon (Ps. 22:2; 55:17) (viii) Daily (Ps. 86:3)

9. HOW WE SHOULD BE PRAYING

(i) Cry aloud (Ps. 28:1; 55:16-17; 56:9; 57:2; 88:2; 89:26; 102:1)

(ii) Silently (I Sam. 1:13; Mt. 6:6)

(iii) Sometimes with tears (Neh. 1:4; Ps. 42:3; 106:44)

(iv) Sighing (Ex. 2:23)

10. POSITIONS OF PRAYER

(i) Kneeling down (Acts. 20:36)

(ii) Raising our hands up (Ps. 28:2)

(iii) Siting down (Neh. 1:4)

(iv) Standing up (Mt. 6:5; Mk. 11:25; Lk. 18:13; Heb. 10:11)

(v) Lying down (Ezek. 4:4)

(vi) Fall down (Prostrate/prone) (Rev. 7:11)

11 GOD'S RESPONSE TO PRAYER

(a) Blessing the person praying or who has prayed by answering the prayers (I Kings 9:3; Ezek. 36:37; Mt. 7:7; Lk. 11:11-13)

(b) Listening to all prayers offered in a right way unto Him because he hears the ravens (Ps. 55:17d, 147:9)

(c) Taking step/s to effect the answers to prayer (Gen. 14:18-20; 18:1, 14, 20; Heb. 7:1 ff)

(d) To hear prayers (Ps. 65:2)

12. MEANS/WAYS OF ANSWERING PRAYERS

(i) By controlling the laws of nature (Est. 1-2)

(ii) Working in tandem with the laws of nature, that is collaborating with the laws of nature,

(iii) Stiring up somebody's heart (Esr. 1:1; Isa. 44:28; 45:1)

(iv) Using the present event/incident (II Kings 7:4-10)

(v) Showing that He is God, i.e. His Ominipotency, omnipresency and Omnisciency being revealed (Ex. 14:13; Jos. 10:13)

13. WHAT PRAYER DO

(i) It gives boldness (Acts. 7:29; Eph. 6:19:20)

(ii) Gives rest of mind (Gen. 24:12-33; I Sam. 1:18)

(iii) Makes one live/reside in God's presence (Jn. 8:29)

(iv) Gives one voice (Acts. 2:14; 7:1ff)

(v) Makes man see God (Ex. 33:18-23; 34:6-7)

(vi) Makes man see angel (Mt. 17:1-7; Lk. 1:11; Acts. 10:3)

(vii) Makes one hear God's voice (Mt. 17:5)

(viii) Gives one good thought, heavenly thought (I Sam. 10:9)

(ix) Brings healing (Mk. 16:16-18)

(x) Gives one spiritual power (II Kings 2:9-15)

(xi) Gives one more insight into God's word,

(xii) Its a detoxifier or anti-toxin (Mk. 16:18)

14. MAN'S RESPONDIBILITY

(i) Praying/asking/taking their requests unto God,

(ii) Leaving God to do what is right on what one asks from him..., maybe it is right to answer such prayer or not,

(iii) Repentance (II Chro. 7:14)

(iv) Knowing that it is only God who can decide whether answering their prayer is for growth, peace, glory of God's kingdom or nay (Acts. 27:24)

15. PRAYERIST'S WORK

(i) Continuing in prayer (I Sam. 12:23)

(ii) Having their understanding opened, (Lk. 15:17)

(iii) Expectant of answered prayer (Ps. 27:7-8; 123:1-2; Pro. 13:12)

(iv) Remembering what he/she discusses with God, (Isa. 43:26)

(v) To know the rules of prayer. What are those rules?

v  RULES OF PRAYER

a)      Asking according to God's will (I Jhn. 5:14)

a)      Knowing the right name to use for prayer, the name to use is JESUS CHRIST'S name (Jn. 14:13-14; Acts 4:12)

b)      Know that our prayers are directed to God and we have a singular God,

c)      It is in grace/benediction, that the apostles make mention of three manifestations of the God-head (II Cor. 13:14)

d)      We are talking to the resurrected Christ, not dead (I Cor 1:22)

e)      Asking, giving thanks and praising him (Acts. 7:59-60; II Cor. 12:8-9; I Thess. 3:11; I Tin. 1:12; Rev. 1:5-6)

(vi) Teaching one's disciples how to pray (Mt. 6:5-15; Lk. 11:1-4)

(vii) To take heed (Mt. 26:41; Eph. 6:18)

 HOW PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED.

It includes among others the followings:

1. Natural Likeness-One just discovered that one likes something or someone & can’t explain why. Or just find out that you like doing something & can’t explain why

2. Through Inter-action Gen 40:6

3. Through sharing experiences-Gen 40:15

4. Through asking-2kings 4:13

5. Through counsel-Gen 41:31-34

6. Through hospitality- Gen 18, 2kings 4:8

7. Through imploring/beseeching-2kings 6:3; Gen. 40:14

8. Through Godly thoughts-Since our thoughts hav been purified by Jesus blood we would think on what is Godly and rightly

9. Through hearing/listening-Judg 7:13

10. Through observation, close observation- ex 3:4

11. Through action/step taken-ie pursuing a thing and God stopped it, you will know its God and not because of victimization or demonic attack,

12. Through decision-Mt 1:19

13. Through seeing (observation)-Acts 27:10

14. Through internal/soul restriction-Acts 15:6-7

15. Through relationship-who you ordinarily cannot interact with, because of position, wealth, age etc you just see dat you are interacting normally...

Note: I deliberately ommitted dreams, visions, audible voice and other common ones because we have received several teachings on that and (it) they (has) have led, many astray in Christian fold when it became manipulated by the devils and so, many of us allege God falsely that He is unresponsive to our plights or that He is an unanswered prayer God.

However, there are albatross to answered prayers, I have suspended writing on the same too.

Have a blessed day.