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When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers the Way We Want Him To
by Laura story Prayer

When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers the Way We Want Him To

Editor’s Note: Laura Story’s life upended when her husband Martin was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The struggle that followed was very real and very hard, but it was in ...
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The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songsKnow that the Lord is God It is He who made us, and we are His;We are His people, the ...
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by Cara whitney Prayer

"Hello"

This, then, is how you should pray. — Matthew 6:9Most of us won’t remember the first conversation we had with our horses, but it had to have started with some ...
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Why, When, and How Should We Pray?
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Why, When, and How Should We Pray?

Why Should We Pray?God insists that we ask, not because He needs to know our situation, but because we need the spiritual discipline of asking. — Catherine MarshallDo not be ...
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Rest and Pray
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Rest and Pray

Rest in Me, My child.Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking My Spirit to take charge of the details of ...
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Go to Church, Take a Prayer Walk, Do a Prayer Dance
by Levi lusko Prayer

Go to Church, Take a Prayer Walk, Do a Prayer Dance

Planted, Plugged In, and PreparedA while back I saw a 60 Minutes special on a free diver named William Trubridge, who goes to extreme depths in the ocean on a ...
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What Is the Purpose of Prayer?
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What Is the Purpose of Prayer?

“This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” – John 9:3The primary purpose of prayer is not to change circumstances; the primary purpose of prayer ...
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Your Prayers Have Power
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Your Prayers Have Power

God’s PromiseWhen a believing person prays, great things happen. — James 5:16 NCVI accompanied Denalyn on some errand running recently. We stopped at a store called OfficeMax so she could ...
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The Life of Prayer
by John ortberg Prayer

The Life of Prayer

Desperate people pray. They pray without thinking about it; they pray even if they are not sure who they’re praying to or if anyone out there is listening at all. ...
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When Your Prayers Bounce Off the Ceiling: Wait on the Lord
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When Your Prayers Bounce Off the Ceiling: Wait on the Lord

I was rewinding an old VHS tape to show Christian and his friends some footage from our trip to Scotland when he was two years old. “This is taking forever,” ...
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Wasted Prayer: Counteract Procrastination with a Yes
by Greg darley Prayer

Wasted Prayer: Counteract Procrastination with a Yes

When I was in college, I listened to a lot of sermons by Louie Giglio. He led a citywide Bible study in Atlanta for many years, and I also heard ...
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100 Days to Brave: Pray
by Annie f downs Prayer

100 Days to Brave: Pray

PrayThis is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. — 1 John 5:14 NIVI’ve had a long (and ...
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God Time
by Kat lee Prayer

God Time

My four-year-old son, Jackson, was trying to get his straw in the juice pouch when he got lost in the food court crowd. I thought he was right behind me, ...
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Prayer: Getting Away with God
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Prayer: Getting Away with God

Weeping WillowsWe do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. — Romans 8:26 ESVWeeping willows ...
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Prayers for When You Feel Overwhelmed
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Prayers for When You Feel Overwhelmed

Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock ...
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Waking the Dead: Listening in Prayer and in Life
by John eldredge Prayer

Waking the Dead: Listening in Prayer and in Life

Stay Close to his Friends We get alongside those who walk with God. Put simply, that is what church is supposed to be about. Would that it were. I hope ...
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