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First, this has happened to virtually every firstfruit in the history of
firstfruits.
Second, This does not mean that God is necessarily angry or that you
just lost your salvation. You may be guilty of falling asleep but you
are not to feel guilty. Let us go back to the example in Question 2 in
this section regarding being invited to the White House to meet with the
President of the United States. Be honest with yourself and answer the
question, “How would you prepare?” If it were me, I can tell you that
among a myriad of preparations, that I would make sure I was fully
alert. We must do the same when preparing to meet with God in the
throne room, which is virtually where you go in prayer.
Some tips and recommendations for your official times and places for
prayer:
1] Prepare a special place for prayer. Make it a place and time where
you will be fully alert.
2] When choosing a place, consider somewhere other than the bedroom, if
falling asleep is a problem for you. Bedrooms and beds are inherently
designed to suggest and/or bring on sleep.
3] Consider doing your formal times of prayer just after you have slept
and even after you have had a morning shower. Choose your most alert
time of the day for prayer. Some of you are night people and others
morning people. Choose appropriately.
4] Use natural stimulants in preparation for these formal times of
prayer, including coffee, cold water on the face and hands or even after
some stimulating exercise, such as a walk around the block or a brisk
swim in the pool.
5] Write your prayers out or have a subject outline on paper or card
stock. Hold them and focus on them throughout the prayer.
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