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- Seven Simple Daily Prayers - Desiring God
Prayerlessness is the great enemy of true happiness If you have set it aside or are stuck in a rut, here are seven simple prayers to pray each day
- Prayer - Desiring God
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing Prayer is an expression of faith in God’s power, fueled by a desire for more of him
- Six Prayers God Always Answers
Six Prayers But our everyday expressions of need are not the burden of the New Testament when it comes to prayer While Scripture encourages us to pray for all manner of things, God also clearly exhorts us to focus our prayer lives God hears and answers every prayer, but there are a precious few to which he always says, “Yes ”
- Prayer for Beginners - Desiring God
The Bible refuses to give us one small, simple picture or pattern for prayer Jesus never intended for his model prayer (what we call “the Lord’s Prayer”) to be our only guide or counsel for prayer It is a great place to start, but God’s word gives us so much more material for our prayer lives Prayer is objectively real — a real God, real communication, real work, real answers But
- How to Pray the Psalms - Desiring God
The Psalms tie our personal prayers to the corporate prayers of the people of Christ in every generation They warm our hearts, inform our minds, and shape our wills “The Psalms connect our personal walk with God to the corporate life of the whole church of Christ ” Christian history certainly supports a robust use of the Psalms in our
- Seven Prayers for Those You Love | Desiring God
The most powerful, thoughtful, and loving prayer we can pray for others is that they would enjoy more of God
- Pray with a Plan: How to Order Praises and Petitions
Prayer lists may not seem very spiritual, but organizing our petitions can help us intercede with more wisdom, purpose, and loving specificity
- How to Pray for the Soul — Yours or Anothers - Desiring God
Here is the way I pray for my soul I use these prayers over and over again - for myself and my children and wife and for the staff and the elders and for all the church This is the meat and potatoes of my prayer life 1 The first thing my soul needs is an inclination to God and his word Without that, nothing else will happen of any value in
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