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Another outstanding prayer from Arthur Bennett’s “The Valley of Vision.” Use it when you find discontentment in your heart or when you find your affections toward Jesus growing cold. This prayer is simply titled “Happiness.&…

So lately, I’m trying to use this space to supplement the teaching on prayer. And I am hoping that it has been helpful. But I wanted to post something a little more personal today. If you are only interested in the next prayer model – …

Scripture commands us to pray and also equips us to pray. It is in God’s perfect Word that we find the right words to lift up from our hearts to His ear. My best times of prayer have almost always been with my Bible open. Here is a great mo…

Prayer is theology at its most relational. Prayer is supposed to be a time of communion with God sustained by a sense of deepening commitment. It is that. But it is also hard work. Prayer is a work that is hard to begin and difficult to continue. …

Donald Whitney shares the story of a woman who successfully navigated the challenge of not having enough time to do all that she wanted to do in her prayer life. Do What You Can I admire Jean Fleming. She’s been both a home and overseas missionar…

“PRAYER IS THE GYMNASIUM OF THE SOUL” Prayer is one of the most difficult aspects of the Christian life. We get a glimpse of Paul’s recognition of this fact when he goes on to ask the Roman Christians to “strive together wit…

Is it possible that our prayers change God’s mind? RC Sproul provides a good answer to this question. This material is taken from the question and answer section of the Ligonier Ministries website. In Numbers 14 it appears that Moses changed t…

If God is sovereign over all things then how does prayer change things? R.C. Sproul provides a good answer to this question. This material is taken from the question and answer section of the Ligonier Ministries website. We’ve been taught that p…

What does it mean to pray without ceasing? EM Bounds “Always does not mean that we neglect the normal duties of life. But it means that the heart is always going out to God in loving communion, and that the moment the mind is released from th…

An Intimate Hour with God by Jim Elliff The Lord invites us to know Him better. What a privilege! If the joy of heaven is in knowing the Lord’s presence without any sin to hinder us, surely seeking His presence now must be the greatest possi…