Tim Challies writes,
“Last week I posted a prayer by pastor Scotty Smith. Today it seemed like it would be good to post another one. This one stood out to me as one I needed to pray—a prayer about impossibilities. It is based on these words: “Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with men is possible with [...]
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A prayer regarding impossiblilities
Posted in Prayer, Uncategorized, tagged Prayer on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Praying for a godly spouse
Posted in Prayer, marriage, tagged Luther, marriage, Prayer on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Young people are you praying for God’s gift of a godly spouse someday? Parents, are you praying daily for your son or daughter’s future spouse? Here’s some advice from Martin Luther:
My dear son and daughter, you need not consider praying for a pious spouse a disgrace. For you do not consider it a disgrace to [...]
That was random #18
Posted in Missions, Prayer, marriage, quotes, tagged marriage, Missions, Prayer, quotes, wisdom on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not at your worst God finds you unattractive. It’s at your best. – Matt Chandler
“Learning to pray doesn’t offer us a less busy life; it offers us a less busy heart.”- Paul E. Miller
“The key to mission strategy? Die to yourself and your own plans.”–source unknown
Truth without love is like sodium without cloride… [...]
Do you pray?
Posted in Prayer on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you pray as if your life depended on it?
Why is it that I can go several hours a day (sometimes) and not think about praying? What does that say about my dependence on God? What does that say about my self-sufficiency? Might it say that we are living too “safe” as Christians?
A thought on prayer
Posted in Prayer on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Prayer is a conversation with, a plea directed to, a request made of, information given to a Person, who can hear, know. understand, care about, and respond to the concerns that otherwise would sink you in despair”–Gerald Hawthorne in his commentary on Philippians 4:6.
Perspiration and supplication
Posted in Prayer, worry on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some things in life you can change. These require perspiration!
Some things in life you can’t change. These require supplication!
Don’t use prayer as an excuse for not doing what you know you should be doing. (If you have a leaky roof, don’t pray that God will protect your house. Fix the roof!)
But don’t forget to pray [...]
Compassion for Indonesia
Posted in Missions, Prayer, pictures on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s pray for the people of Indonesia.
Let’s pray, “Lord, let me see this world as if I were looking through your eyes.”
More pics from Boston Globe here.
Thankful prayers?
Posted in Prayer, tagged Prayer, thanksgiving on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are your prayers saturated with thanksgiving? Consider:
“I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:4).
“giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,” (Ephesians 5:20).
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you [...]
Carson on worry
Posted in Prayer, peace, worry, tagged Prayer, quietime, worry on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
D. A. Carson from Basics for Believers:
Time and time alone with God is what we need. Our lives are so rushed that we begrudge a 3-minute quiet time with God. and then we wonder why we don’t have victory.
Worry and prayer are more opposed to each other than fire and water.
I have yet to meet [...]
God doesn’t hear every prayer
Posted in Prayer on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Billions of prayers are offered by millions of people every day around the world which God doesn’t hear or respond to, but if a person doesn’t pray to God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ [and this is more than just saying "In Jesus' name" at the end of your prayers], then those [...]
