Category: effective prayer

secrets of prayer

Secrets of effective prayer: "God is in control, but He doesn't expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a hole."

I like to begin every Bible Study with this prayer:“Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your instructions. Make me understand the way of Your teachings, and I will meditate on Your wondrous works. Give me understanding, so that I may keep Your Word and observe it with all my heart, and I…

open my eyes

Begin every Bible Study with this prayer“Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your instructions. Make me understand the way of Your teachings, and I will meditate on Your wondrous works. Give me understanding, so that I may keep Your Word and observe it with all my heart, and I will walk in…

key #6 to effective prayer

PRAISE ALWAYS In order to pray effectively we’ll need to PRAISE God at ALL times. As our example, King David offered praise when he prayed for deliverance from trouble. In 1 Samuel 21:10-15 he records his trouble when he feigned madness before A′chish the king of Gath. Later In Psalm 34, he wrote, “This poor…

key #5 to effective prayer

“If you can do anything for him, please have pity on us and help us. Mark 9:22 This prayer doesn’t sound courageous or confident. It doesn’t sound as though it would be an effective or aggressive prayer. This was simply the desperate prayer of a parent with a demon-possessed son in need of a miracle.…

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Grace and peace on this wonderful Wednesday Dear Hearts Today I’ve been thinking about *peace* and our current world view. The Prophet Isaiah wrote about peace __ “They know nothing of the way of peace, and injustice is their way of life. Their paths are so crooked that no one who walks in them knows…

ask, for them

Grace and peace on this lovely Saturday morning Dear Hearts ❤️ As our world changes moment by moment I am reminded of my friends who are “out there” working to make us all safer: 🌺 {Bridget Allen, who posted “Hey guys keep me in prayer..gonna be drawing blood for ER patients out front of the…

Thy will be done

Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Praying for God’s will to be done on earth is an effective – aggressive prayer. Often, as believers, we assume that somehow everything that happens is God’s will. But that is NOT true. Lives destroyed by acts of terror, mass killings, families…

key #4 to effective prayer

LISTEN I believe we can all learn to listen to God if we are equipped with the right tools. The first tool is a regular time and place. Select a slot on your schedule and a corner of your world, and claim it for your “time with God.” Take enough time to say what you…

key #3 to effective prayer

Forgive Yourself and Others Do you ever feel your prayers never reach the throne room of God? If you feel that’s happening when you pray I suggest you examine your storehouse of pain and rejection. Have you internalized all of the little and large hurts instead of giving them to God? Did you stuff everything…