One thing that can certainly make a Christians prayer life ineffective is when a child of God is living in sin without making it right. Psalm 66:18 says "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:"
Another thing that will be a useless prayer is a prayer that tries to satisfy the fleshly wants of a child of God. James 4:2-3 says "Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight, and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." One final thing that will keep a prayer from being answered is if the request is not according to the Lord's will. I John 5:14 tells us "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us."
Also, repeating words parrot fashion with no real thought for their meaning is not sincere prayer.
The favorite prayer of Christians include the Our Father and the Hail Mary.
Yes, Christians live their life through prayer and helpful actions.
It is called the lords prayer.
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The oldest and most traditional posture of prayer for Christians is called the orans position (literally means the prayer position). This is a position of standing with arms raised to either side, in imitation of Christ on the cross. The oldest images from the Roman catacombs and houses of Christians in prayer show us Christians in this position. In the medieval period, prayer was often done with arms crossed infront of yourself. The preztel was in fact designed in imitation of Christians in prayer like this, since it was a food meant for the Lenten fast before Easter. In the modern era, it has become common place to associate kneeling with prayer, a posture traditionally reserved for penitence. Often, the postures come from imitation of Christ - like the orans position. Or from practical need. In fact, Christians are encouraged to pray without ceasing, so really any posture can be a posture of prayer.
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In the Bible Jesus instructs specifically how to pray. His example is known as "the Lord's Prayer".
The difference between CSI Christians and Roman Catholic Christians is the Holy Rosary, prayer through Mary and baptism.
Prayer is a Christians interpersonal talk with God our creator. When gathered in church or a group, a common prayer is often used for all to bow their heads &/or some say aloud.
Christians, pray and eat together as a family. They give thanks for the meal, and then open presents.
There's no such thing as Jewish prayer beads. Prayer beads are used by Hindus, some Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Sikhs and Bahai.