“What hindrances can influence one’s prayer life?“ ……The most obvious hindrance to a potent prayer life is the presence of unconfessed sins in the heart of the one who is praying. …Because our God is holy, there is a barrier that exists between Him and us when we come to Him with […]
How You Can Pray With Confidence pray with confidence 1: You Can Change the Lives of Men and Nations 2: Answers to Your Questions on Prayer 3: More Answers on Prayer: Why, To Whom and When? 4: More Answers on Prayer: What Should Be Included? 5: Abide, Ask, Believe and Receive 6: Tapping the Source […]
Does God Answer Our Prayers? What prayers does God answer?…And will He answer your prayers? Have you ever known someone who really trusts God? When I was an atheist, a good friend of mine would tell me every week about something specifically she was praying about and trusting God to provide. And every week I […]
Just Ask Reconsidering the ACTS Prayer……I remember just where I was sitting when I first learned about the right way to pray. It was in the upper room of the Indiana University Commons. I was twenty years old, and had just become a Christian. I was surrounded by my new Christian friends, and we were […]
“What is imprecatory prayer?”……First of all, let's define imprecatory prayer. To imprecate means "to invoke evil upon or curse" one's enemies. King David, the psalmist most associated with imprecatory verses such as Psalm 55:15, 69:28, and 109:8, often used phrases like, "may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing […]
Morning Prayer December 7, 2011 “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.” (Psalm 143:8) This is a beautiful and meaningful prayer with which to start the day, and one […]
Our Posture Towards Prayer In Matthew 6:6, Jesus tells us that when we pray to "go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place." But, as Oswald Chambers points out in this devotional, Jesus is addressing more than just our physical location. He's […]