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    Living In Victory
    Living In Victory
    Living In Victory
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    Living In Victory

    By Nelson Canha

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    Praying your way into heaven. Is that not the goal of every Christian believer? Many lose touch with God because their prayer life has diminished or just vanished out of their lives. This book will teach you how to pray and seek God fervently. You will rediscover the journey into God's presence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNelson Canha
    Release dateJun 25, 2011
    ISBN9781465758446
    Living In Victory
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    Nelson Canha

    I was born on the island of Madeira, in the capital Funchal. Moved to South Africa due to parents moving here [I was three years old]. I am self-employed and decided to write books because I am a born-again Christian and I discovered that God gave me a gift to write. Today I am a 5 star rated author with a 5 star rated book in the pile, and awaiting rating on the other books.I belong to Real Life Church, in Krugersdorp, 30km west of Johannesburg. I decided to write about God's Word and this is why I'm now here, publishing eBooks for now. I'm busy authoring my next two eBooks, coming soon. Watch this site for more soon! My latest book, the 5 star rated The Good News published June 2017... making it 5 books published already...

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      Living In Victory - Nelson Canha

      Living in Victory

      Praying Your Way

      Into Heaven

      By

      Nelson Canha

      Living In Victory

      Praying Your Way Into Heaven

      Author: Nelson Canha.

      Published by Smashwords

      ISBN 978-1-4657-5844-6

      Copyright © 2011 JNS Canha [Nelson]

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the King James Version® 1611, Copyright © 1962 by American Bible Society and taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

      Contact author:

      Email: nelson.canha@gmail.com

      Postal Address:

      P.O. Box 1615,

      Rant-en-Dal,

      Krugersdorp,

      1751

      Gauteng, Republic of South Africa

      I dedicate this book to …

      To my wife Ansa, my best prayer partner ever.

      Thank you for your prayers all these years.

      Chapter 1

      What Is Prayer?

      You are driving on a long journey, and while

      nearing your destination, your vehicle starts to jerk. You look at the fuel gauge and what you see shocks you. The needle is indicating that it has reached the empty mark. You start speaking to your vehicle and you start slowing down – a hill ahead. It slopes downwards. Just on the other side of the hill is a small town with a petrol station. You saw the signboard next to the road advertising the petrol station. You start going down hill and you take the vehicle out of gear. You are free-running it into this small town. It is now sputtering but you continue talking to your vehicle. As you enter the petrol station the engine dies. Wow! You just made it.

      It’s as if a miracle took place. Having spoken to

      your vehicle, it reached the closest destination for a refuel. There was a sense of peace, as if your vehicle heard you and obeyed – it kept going. Prayer is similar to this in its basic form. You have a problem and you start to pray. God listens and answers your prayer. True prayer is much more powerful though. Prayer is something which God has commanded His people or followers to do every day. Let’s look at a definition or explanation on prayer. The Word Web thesaurus and dictionary [a small program for computer usage] defines prayer as follows. The act of communicating with a deity [especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving]. It is also a reverent petition to a deity. It is an urgent or earnest request. It is when someone prays to God. And I can go on, but let’s discover how do we live in victory by praying.

      "Therefore confess your sins to each other and

      pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." – James 5:16 [NIV]

      Let me offer you a small study on praying or

      prayer. Here are some Scriptural terms. The following Hebrew terms are rendered prayer: Tepilla – in general, supplication to God, which means a prayer asking God for something or a request [Psalm 65:2, Job 16:17]. It is also intercession, supplication for another person or persons [2 Kings 19:4, Jeremiah 7:16]. Atar – to burn incense, which means to pray to God [Job 33:26]. The prayers of the righteous being likened to incense. Lahash – to whisper a prayer uttered in a low voice. Those who feel convicted of their sins usually pray such a prayer – a soft call unto God [Isaiah 26:6].

      The following Greek terms are rendered prayer:

      Deesis – prayer for particular benefits. Euche – which occurs once in the New Testament in the sense of a prayer [James 5:15]. These are some of many such studies of the Greek and Hebrew terms for prayer throughout the bible. I only touched on the subject so that you can understand how prayer was used and for what purpose. Prayer is something which we cannot really fathom, something which is beyond our understanding. My own definition of prayer is building an ongoing bond or relationship with God. The more we pray, the more we get to know who God is and we discover the power behind prayer. Prayer is a language which takes us into the Holy of Holies, into the presence of God. In this manner we grow closer to God and we remain linked to Him forever. Prayer also offers us wisdom and knowledge. This happens when we allow a time to listen to Him talking to us, directly or through the Word.

      Let me offer you some background history about

      prayer. Prayer has been, from the beginning, the principal means by which men, created in the image of God, have given expression of their attitude toward Him; and from the earliest times, ever since in the days of Enoch when "men began calling upon the name of the Lord" [Genesis 4:26], it has formed an integral part of the public worship of God. Throughout the Old Testament everyone had expressed their dispositions and feelings of their hearts by praising, thanksgiving, prayer, and intercession before God [Genesis 18:22-33, Exodus 32:11-13, Daniel 6:10]. As early as David’s time we hear private prayer being offered three times a day [Psalm 55:17]. This became an established practice [again Daniel

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