power of prayer

Distractions

I’m not using my time wisely. It’s frustrating. There’s so much to do that it gets overwhelming, then I get so overwhelmed that I just can’t do anything. It kind of reminds me of when I was a kid (or maybe I still do this), and I’d try something new. If I couldn’t do it …

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Happy Anniversary

We’ve been praying together for four whole years. I can hardly believe it. Thank you for your faithfulness and for your perseverance. There were so many times I wanted to quit. Satan crept in and filled me with doubt as to my accomplishing anything here. I felt isolated and alone like my words were falling …

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1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV Please join me this week in praying for a revival of prayer. Pray that those who profess to be believers but don’t pray realize that without this conversation with God, they are separated from Him. Pray that they realize they can have a personal relationship with Him if …

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Prayer Revival

Yesterday began the SBC PrayerLink Convention. I was only able to attend one session virtually, but it was really enlightening. Some questions were raised, “What direction is God moving us in?” “What is He telling us to do?” These were asked as they relate to our small group and to the Church as a whole, …

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The Model Prayer

Jesus taught the disciples how to pray. In Matthew 6:5-8, He tells them not to pray like the hypocrites, aka the Pharisees. They prayed in public with long, loud, repetitive/rehearsed prayers to bring attention to themselves. Their prayers did not honor God nor bring Him glory. Up until about ten years ago, I never prayed …

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Your one

The Pastor reminded us this week to continue to pray for “your one.” The one person in your life (or two) who your heart aches for their salvation. I never heard it called that before, “your one,” but I really like that phrase. It’s assigning responsibility to each of us to pray for one or …

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Revealed sin

My church printed cards with suggestions for prayer time. I’d like to share the first three with you today: Begin every prayer by praising God for who He is. I will extol You, my God, O King;And I will bless Your name forever and ever.Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name …

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A Prayer Life

So many “things” pointed to praying about prayer this week. (I love seeing God’s involvement in this ministry!) I received a notification from the YouVersion app, “Conversation starters with God.” The Pastor preached about “The High Priestly Prayer” yesterday. John 17:1-26 September 23-25 is the SBC PrayerLink Annual Gathering. SBC PrayerLink will be held in …

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