[spycatcher]

Problems With the Prayer of Jabez --Berit Kjos

[Illbay]

That's a good article, spycatcher. The fact is I don't see how muttering the words of a prayer by rote--a prayer that is after all merely an English translation of Hebrew, I believe--is going to "bring down the blessings on your head," unless you believe in magic.

The fact is that we have to put some work into it. The Lord does not make any distinction about the order of words in personal prayer. "The Lord looks on the heart."

[Fifth Business]

I was sent a copy of this book by a charity that I contribute to, so I read it one lunchbreak. It struck me as ultimately purposeless, since he starts with an assertion that he spends the rest of the book undermining and redefining. In the end I didn't know whether to ask for Texas, opportunities to convert the heathen, or for whatever the heck was God's will for my life anyway.

[kansas_goat_roper]

Went to the site (Problems With the Prayer of Jabez --Berit Kjos) and read the put down and then searched for other writings on site. This site has no problem of telling you to pray daily to put on the armor of God from Eph. I have been praying Jabez's prayer using it as an outline and adding to as the Lord leads. I have a feeling that many who do pray this prayer are doing the same. IMHO.