1. Come with humility – if we had true humility, that would be motivation enough to pray. Humility is recognizing who God is and who you are in relationship to Him. Who is God? Acts 17:24-25 “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does…
When should I pray? All the time… 1 Thess. 5:17 On the face of it, that seems impossible and impractical. So I think of it more ‘as the attitude and posture of my heart.’ But even that seems too intangible. I’m finding a very practical application is to simply take advantage of every impulse/reminder to…
Do you struggle with what to pray and feel like your prayers are not very effective? Suggestion…. “Pray through the Bible. Prayer was never meant to be a monologue; it was meant to be a dialogue. Think of Scripture as God’s part of the script; prayer is our part. Scripture is God’s way of initiating…
II Cor. 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight Walking by faith is the constant, everyday challenge of my Christian life. Pain, loss, suffering, confusion, feeling poor and poorly, weakness, being overwhelmed, helplessness, etc., all remind me of who I am and how much I need Jesus. (John 15:5 … apart from Me,…
Often when we pray, we have in mind exactly what we think God should do, when He should do it, and we even try to tell Him how to do His job. Think about it. Does that really make sense? Isa. 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways,”…
Do you talk to God about everything? You certainly can. And it’s not like it might be embarrassing or inappropriate since He already knows your thoughts before you think them. Ps. 139:2-4 Phil. 4:6 LB Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his…