大概10年前, 我加入了耶稣基督后期圣徒教会。那个时候我15岁。从加入教会到现在，我觉得我在教会中学习到的最有用的知识就是如何祈祷。通过祈祷，我深深的感受到了天父对我的爱。我相信，只要我们学会用信心去祈祷，那我们在生活中就可以得到更多来自于神，我们的天父的帮助。但是什幺样的祈祷才是应用了信心的祈祷呢？首先我们要明白几件事。
第一，祈祷对我们来说意味着什幺呢？
在最近一期的总会会长团信息中，亨利艾宁会长说：“祷告不只是我们对神说出的一些话而已，祷告是神和他的儿女之间的双向沟通。”司考德李察长老也教导我们说：“祷告是天父赐给每个人的天上恩赐……因为祂知道我们亟需祂的指引。”
从这些宝贵的教导中我们可以知道，祷告是神所赐给我们的一个祝福，因为这个祝福，我们才可以在生活中得到指导和平安。
第二，我们的祈祷会被回答吗？
这个问题的答案是肯定的。就像艾宁会长所形容的，祷告是一种‘双向沟通’。既然是双向沟通，那幺天父作为这种双向沟通的其中一端，就一定会聆听并且回答我们的祈祷。他回答我们祈祷的方式有很多种，通过圣灵来回答我们的祈祷是其中最常见的一种。就像主自己在教义与圣约第八篇中启示我们的：“看啊，我将借着临到你并住在你心中的圣灵，在你的意念和心中告诉你。”
第三，我们祈祷的时候应该保有怎幺样的态度呢？
在摩罗乃书10：4中，摩罗乃邀请我们要用真心诚意祈祷。那到底什幺叫真心诚意呢？达林邬克司长老教导我们说：“摩罗乃的应许是赐给那些决心会按照所得到的显示去切实行动的人。”所以我们在祈祷的时候要在心中下定决心，不管我们得到的答案是什幺，我们都要按照我们得到的答案去做。
综上所述，如果我们很好的明白了以上几点，我们就可以更好的运用信心来祈祷。这样我们也可以更好的从祈祷，这个天父给我们的礼物，中得到更多的祝福。
为了帮助大家更好的了解这几点，我们邀请大家阅读几篇教会领袖的演讲：1．善用来自天上的恩赐──祈祷 司考德李察长老,2007年4月总会大会
2．信心的祈祷 亨利艾宁会长，2014年4月利阿贺拿
弟兄姐妹们，你们是怎幺样提高你们祈祷的质量呢？
About 10 years ago, I
joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I was 15 years old at
that time. Since I joined the church, the most powerful knowledge I have
learned from the church is how to pray. Through prayers I can always feel the
love from my Heavenly Father deeply. I believe if we can learn how to pray with
faith we can receive more blessings and help from God, our Heavenly Father, in
our lives. If that is the case how can we pray with faith? We need to
understand these 3 points first:
1.
What does praying mean to us?
In the last first
presidency message, President Henry B. Eyring said: “Prayer is more than words
we speak to
God.
It is a two-way communication between God and His children.” Elder Richard G.
Scott also taught: “Prayer is a
supernal gift of our Father in Heaven to every soul…… because He knows how
desperately we need His guidance.” From those priceless teachings, we can
understand that prayer is a gift and a blessing that Heavenly Father gives us
for our salvation. Because of this gift, we can receive guidance and peace in
our lives.
2.
Can our prayers be answered?
The answer of this
question is yes. Just like what President Eyring said, prayer is a kind of “two-way
communication”.
Because it is a two-way communication Heavenly Father will listen and answer
our prayers. There are many ways that He can answer our prayers. Answering
prayers through the Holy Ghost is one of these way. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, counseled
us in D&C Chapter 8: “I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by
the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.”
3.
What kind of attitude should we have while we are praying?
in the Book of Mormon a
prophet, named Moroni, himself invited us to “ask with a sincere heart, with
real intent”. What does it mean to have sincere heart and real intent? Elder
Dallin H.Oaks Explained it very well. He said: “The promise of Moroni is for
those who are committed in their hearts to act upon the manifestation if it is
received.” We need make a decision in our heart that whatever the answer might
be, we will use all we have to act upon the answer we received.
In conclusion, if we can
understand those points better, then we will be able to pray with faith. Then
we can better use the gift that Heavenly Father has given us. We can receive
more blessings out of it!
For everyone to improve
their prayers, we invite you to read those two articles by the leaders of the
church:
1. Using the Supernal Gift of Prayer Elder Richard G. Scott, Oct. 2007General Conference
2. ThePrayer of Faith PresidentHenry B. Eyring, Oct. 2014 Liahona
Brothers and Sisters, how do YOU improve your prayers???
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