Strong Prayer

I will be the first to confess that I don’t pray as often as I should. I pray a lot in a very informal way. One of my prayers is often one word: “Help!”.  I believe in asking the Lord for help. I believe in asking the Lord for wisdom and discernment. I believe in…

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Answered Prayer

I believe in prayer. I believe that prayer calls upon the Power and Authority of God Himself to act on my behalf. I have seen Him answer some really bold and audacious prayers just like I asked. I’ve also seen Him not answer the prayers in the manner in which I asked.  I think God…

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Answer To Prayer

There have been lots of times when the Lord answered my prayers a lot differently than how I prayed. When I pray for healing, I want the person healed and back to normal here on earth. When I pray for specific things or specific people, I believe that the Lord heals. I believe that He…

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Daily Prayer

I grew up learning to give thanks at meal time. I had a memorized prayer that we sometimes called “grace”. It went like this: “God is Good. God is Great. Let us thank Him for our food – Amen”.  I also remember my nighttime prayer that went something like this: “Now I lay me down…

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Answered Prayer

I’ve asked the Lord for lots of things over the years. I think once I became a Dad and felt the weight of that responsibility, my prayer life improved greatly. Over the years, I’ve found myself praying intently for my children. I’ve asked the Lord for their protection. I’ve also asked the Lord for His…

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Desperation & Distress

  I have prayed lots of prayers in my life out of desperation and distress. In fact some of my most heart felt prayers were one word: “HELP!” I believe sometimes I’ve made prayer a bit too eloquent and wordy. Honest, heartfelt prayer changes my perspective and calls upon the resources of heaven to help.…

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