I’m in the middle of Beth Moore’s “Breaking Free” study. I’ve done it a ton of times and each time it hits me differently. I was reading today about prayer and was really convicted about my lack of prayer. Here’s what she said...
“Prayer matters. The Spirit of God released through our prayers and the prayers of others turn cowards into conquerors, chaos into calm, cries into comfort. The enemy knows the power of prayer. He’s been watching it furiously for thousands of years. In preparation for this lesson, I searched for all the uses of the word pray in its various forms from Genesis to Revelation. I nearly wept as I saw hundred of references.
Abraham prayed…Isaac prayed…Jacob prayed…Moses left Pharaoh and prayed…So Moses prayed for the people…Manoah prayed to the Lord…Samson prayed…Hannah wept much and prayed…So David prayed…Elijah stepped forward and prayed…Elisha prayed, “O, Lord”…After Job had prayed for his friends…Hezekiah prayed to the Lord…Daniel got down on his knees and prayed…From inside the fish Jonah prayed…Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed…Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed.
If Christ sought to have the divine life strengthened in Him through solitary times of intimacy with the Father, how much more should I? I am hopeless to live victorious life without prayer.”
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I just started this study for the first time last night- I have really been feeling led to do for a long time and decided- it's time! So many people have said that God totally changed their life- I'm anticipating how God will change me. Thanks for sharing on prayer too.
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