No matter how dedicated you are, one day you will miss a prayer time. No matter how serious about prayer you are, at some point you will realize it’s been too long since you’ve communicated with God.
Shhhhh… this makes some people uncomfortable but we all go through times when we don’t pray as much as we would like. Continue reading
History has recorded many powerful words.
“I have a dream…”
“Ask not what your country can do for you…”
“…all men are created equal.” Continue reading
Prayer is personal, it’s unique to the way you communicate and it allows God to change you in ways nothing else can.
Earlier in this series, we encouraged you to learn from others. You can learn from people close to you or from famous men and women of God. That’s one of the great things about technology. If you want to find prayers voiced by Martin Luther, Saint Fancis or Billy Graham you can search the web and you will have them. Continue reading
Everyone that has ever prayed has asked God questions.
Usually those questions are something like this:
· God, what do you want me to do in this situation?
· Father, should I accept this new job opportunity?
· Lord, who do you want me to pray for today?
Those are good questions and they should be asked.
However, there are questions that we may assume aren’t appropriate to ask. Continue reading
As a young Christian I used to hear many intimidating stories about great people of God who would pray for hours. Certain “saints” prayed most of the day it seemed. One of them wore grooves in the wooden floor where they kneeled, apparently continuously. I heard so many stories and the scriptures to back them up.
Those stories inspired me but also deflated my hopes of ever being a person that God could use. How could I ever pray that long? I had trouble concentrating after a few minutes of praying. Continue reading