Prayer

”Every step in the progress of missions is directly traceable to prayer.” -Arthur Tappan Pierson “We can reach our world, if we will. The greatest lack today is not people or funds. The greatest need is prayer.” -Wesley L. Duewel      We have programs in place. We go to conferences. We read copious amounts of articles on the subject. Books have been written and widely distributed. We have colleges devoted to the subject of missions…it can be the emphasis of study for a college student. And prayer is what can fuel all of that with fire. Now consider this startling …

Mission Impossible: Accepted…PRAY! Read More »

“Prayerfulness sees no denominational divide, no theological grey area, no intellectual superiority. Those devoted to prayerfulness see the heart of God, see His character, see the beautiful sacrifice of His Son above all else.” -Clayton Elliott   Have you ever heard a 5 year old pray? Last time I checked they don’t use phrases like, “Our blessed Father and our God, we humbly beseech thee by thy good and glorious mercy.” They come to the Lord the only way they know how, with the wonder and innocence of a five year old. They embody true meekness because they understand how …

Everything I Needed To Know About Prayer, I Learned From A Five Year Old Read More »

“Oh, men and women, pray through; pray through! Do not just begin to pray and pray a little while and throw up your hands and quit; but pray and pray and pray until God bends the heavens and comes down.” -R.A. Torrey “What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.” -Max Lucado Do you ever find yourself running from God? Maybe your running is on purpose because you’re angry at God or feel rejected in some way. It’s hard to …

STOP RUNNING! IT’S BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH. Read More »

In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him…that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him- totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence.                                                                                                     -Charles R. Swindoll Come to Him to find rest. Matthew 11:28-30- “Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest…” Think about Him. Phil. 4-8- “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely; if anything is …

Who Needs Rest? Read More »

    BLESS ‘em   I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.                                                                                                 -Samuel Rutherford   Have you ever been told by someone with the greatest sincerity, “I’ll pray for you” only to, the very next moment, question if they really will pray for you? Why do we do this? Maybe you’re the one who is the well-meaning friend who says that you will pray for someone only to accidently put it out of your mind soon after your encounter. Why do we do …

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