It is well with you, my dear; it is good to say that as much as outward speech has its place in the place of prayer, prayer is really from the heart. Do you understand me?

The Bible says, "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks," meaning everything begins on the inside; it begins from that place that occupies the focus of your attention, and in actuality, real prayer is about our heart fixed on God and our soul, our inner man locking his gaze upon him and having that moment of exchange and intercourse with him. We speak for multiple reasons but the speech is but an aid, a support, a crutch to the real prayer, which is your attention being fixed on God. Are you understanding me?

And it is something that is very advisable because for most of us, a lot of times it is so easy to get disconnected, even if we say, "Let me close my eyes and begin to think." You discover that in your prayer in the heart, it is so easy for different thoughts to come into the mind.

Then your prayer is two seconds on God, five seconds on rice, three seconds on God, and seven seconds on, "That my friend did not call me yesterday," then four seconds on God and the next five seconds, "I've not yet finished that program." Five seconds on God again, and another seven seconds on, "I have not ironed clothes for tomorrow." You see, it is very difficult.

Because of this, it is encouraged that, I mean, again, there are many reasons to vocalize and I am going to be teaching this in class three when we get to forms of meditation, especially the forms of meditation that pertain to mantra meditation. Are you following me?

So for example, you go to church, they play ambient music, and that ambient music is likened to a support system that can help you put your heart on God. Now there is another attachment to that support, which is called the song you are singing or the words you are uttering, which is also another addition to that support to help you put your heart on God. The most important thing is your heart being put on God. Are you getting my point?

Because some people are physically mute, would you say that such a person can't commune with the Holy Spirit? No. So the vocalized prayer—well again, it is not just about helping us to keep our heart on God; there is a place of vocalization and we will talk deeply about that, right? But the most important thing is your heart being fixed on the Lord, alright?

So it doesn't mean anything is wrong per se but it is for you to investigate your prayer that is silent and inward; how intense is it? How connected are you with it? And this is the question for you to answer so that you don't lie to yourself: Do you get my point?

Because at that moment when I just lie down, I say I am a bit tired; let me just close my eyes, and I know that when I don't open my mouth, it is because there is a weakness in my soul and I am not ready to put my full heart upon the Lord, and I give a half prayer in my thoughts—it is a lie. Do you get my point? It is a lie. But it is for you to introspect and know your unique situation; do you get my point?

So ask yourself, those times when I close my eyes and just do it inside my heart, when there is no vocalization, there is no placement of myself, I don't arrange my physicality in a way that it is postured towards God, you need to ask yourself at that moment, am I really connected? Or is it just a lazy prayer out of convenience?

So that is for you to answer, but I just give you a general definition: it is not a wrong thing in itself to pray inwardly, because prayer, first of all, is an inward thing that is outwardly expressed, but outward expressions have their place, alright? And they are a powerful aid, especially to help us focus.

So it is for you to find out what it is that you are doing, amen? If you find out that that kind of thinking prayer is an escape route for you because you feel a bit too lazy to give all your attention to the Lord, then you have to fight, okay? And put a bit more into your prayer time so that there can be a harvest; it is well with you.