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Hi Friends! Over the month of July I have been revisiting some of my past posts. Today I am sharing my 2021 posts on prayer. On the surface, prayer seems to be pretty straightforward. But when we dig deeper, we find that there is… Continue Reading “Prayer 2021 Recap”
Today I want to take a few moments to pray together. Feel free to use this prayer as a prompt at any time. Dear Heavenly Father, we humbly come before you today in prayer to seek Your grace and guidance. Lord, first we want… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 9”
It says in Luke 5:16, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” And indeed when we read the Gospels, we see how spending time in prayer was important to Jesus. We see many instances where it says He withdrew from the crowd… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 8”
Last week I briefly mentioned intercession as a type of prayer that we can implement in our prayer lives. Today I wanted to dig deeper into this topic. 1 – We can intercede for others It might sound complex at first, but this is… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 7”
When many people think of prayer, they think of asking God for things. That is a big part of our prayers. But it is not the only way we can pray. Today I want to outline several types of prayer. 1 – Confession and… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 6”
I have read many books on prayer lately. But one thing that I learned is that you can read all the books in the world on prayer, but you still have to put it into practice for it to be useful! For me, forming… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 5”
Prayer is a staple in a life of faith. Or perhaps we assume it is. But the truth is that many of us struggle with prayer. Why is that? There are numerous reasons why we might not make prayer a priority in our lives.… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 4”
Perhaps the most famous prayer in the Bible is the Lord’s Prayer. In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus teaches us to pray. The King James Version is the most familiar, I believe. After this manner therefore pray ye: “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 3”
One of the most powerful things we can do in our prayer lives is to implement Bible verses within our prayers. God’s Word is powerful and alive. As it says in Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 2”
When I think about different prayers in the Bible, one that comes to mind is from King Jehoshaphat found in 2 Chronicles 20. King Jehoshaphat was one of the kings of Judah. In this story that we are going to cover, Judah was facing… Continue Reading “Prayer ~ Part 1”
Bridget A. Thomas 