Motivating Your Personal Prayer Life
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Encouragement for your prayer life—even for those times when you don't feel like praying!
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Special Theme Section—Motivating Your Personal Prayer Life
How’s your prayer life lately? Are you on a roll? Or are you in a bit of a slump? No worries! We all have seasons where prayer is more of a challenge than at other times. But take heart, we have a God who loves to make streams in the desert (Is. 43:19)! No matter where you may be feeling a little dry, we believe this theme section will give you encouragement that will go a long way towards motivating and invigorating your personal prayer life.
PrayKids! insert: Prayerwalking
You'll read about...
"Good Times"—What generally moves you to pray? If you’re like Pastor Timothy Jones—and your honest answer is that it’s often hurt or fear—you’ll enjoy this fresh simple approach to learning to pray regularly in the good times, as well as the bad.
"Bad Times"—Sue Kline, Discipleship Journal editor and Pray! editorial advisor, shares candidly about how her prayer life changed through the grief of losing her sister to cancer. She notes how the "good time" prayer practices don’t always work in the bad times, and how "bad time" prayers often come around full circle in the end to make "good time" prayers even richer and more meaningful.
"Great Expectations"—Popular author and Christian psychologist Larry Crabb writes about how wrong expectations of God, prayer, and himself nearly killed his prayer life. Learn how Larry came to value—and appropriate—a relational prayer life with His heavenly Father, and how that relationship raised his expectations of what he could really expect to receive from Him through prayer.
"Why Bother?"—Brother Andrew challenges us with a hard-hitting article about why our prayers do, indeed, matter. What influence do our prayers have on the will of God? Does what we pray really change what happens in heaven and on earth? Brother Andrew believes that how you answer these questions will determine how you will be remembered in history!
"The Comparison Trap"—Timothy Jones expands his contribution to this theme section with encouragement for breaking out of a common trap that causes us to focus on how we think others are praying, in comparison to ourselves. Learn how to measure your success by your own spiritual victories—not others!—and see your prayer and devotional times grow richer, bolder, and more confident.
Also in this issue...
"Who Is My Neighbor?"—The AIDS pandemic has dominated our headlines and newscasts—but has it dominated your prayer life yet? Articles by Brian Considine (executive director of the Global AIDS Prayer Partnership) and Jon Graciano (pastor of The Crossing, a ministry to the poor and disenfranchised in Tacoma, WA), will equip you to pray knowledgably, effectively, and boldly for the big picture—as well as on a personal level—for individuals who have been infected with (or affected by) HIV/AIDS.
"For Praying out Loud"—Are you reticent to pray aloud—or do you know someone who is? Author and prayer leader Elaine Helms gives solid advice and encouragement to help you (or your friend) break out of the intimidation cycle and begin to enjoy the beauty and intimacy of praying aloud with others.
"Inquiring Minds Want to Know"—Have you ever opened your mouth, inserted your foot, and wished that you’d prayed before you spoke? Steve Loopstra, Director of Prayer Transformation Ministries in Minneapolis, certainly has—and he shares how the experience stimulated his determination to always "ask before he acts." This article shows from Scripture and (sometimes painful) personal experience why and how we should inquire of the Lord for direction for our lives and ministries.
PrayKids!: Prayerwalking
You won’t find the word “prayerwalking” in the Bible, although you will certainly find examples of it. Prayerwalking is the contemporary term for what Jesus told His disciples to do in Luke 10—preparing by prayer and blessing the very environments where Jesus would later go to minister. As Jesus’ modern disciples, we have the same responsibility to influence the spiritual climate of the environments in which we live, work, and minister.
Also, the PrayKids! Teacher's Guide is now available in book form—a comprehensive curriculum for all 26 PrayKids! issues that provides discussion material, activities, crafts, games, and guidelines for powerful prayer times just for kids. Check it out at www.praykids.com, and use it in your own home, church, or homeschool.
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Motivating Your Personal Prayer Life
ISBN: 1057
Published on 10/16/2006 by NavPress®
Trim Size: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4
Cover: Magazine
64 pages
Other items in this series include:
- Is This the Generation? Praying Teens Capture the World for Christ
- One Voice: Bringing Life Back to Corporate Prayer
- Purity: The Key to Effective Prayer
- Teach Us to Pray: Passing On the Legacy
- Thy Kingdom Come: Praying above the Fray of Politics
- God's Promises: Recognizing and Claiming His Plan for You
- The Fragrance of Diversity: Four Cultures and Their Prayer Strengths
- God's Cosmic Clock: Are You in Sync?
- God's Answers: Training Ourselves to See the Unseen
- Dreams & Visions: Glimpses Beyond the Natural Realm
- A Prayer Legacy: Foundations of a Revived Family
- Music to God’s Ears: The Harmony of Agreement
- The Glory of God: Connecting the Dots from Where We Are to Who He Is
- Under His Influence: The Holy Spirit and Prayer
- Open the Door: Preparing the Way for the Next Great Move of God
- Difficult Prayers for Difficult People: How Should We Pray for Our Enemies?
- Sing to the Lord: A Fresh Expression of Intercession
- Oasis: Making Time for Your Thirsty Soul
- Around the Throne: Praying for Every Tribe, Tongue and Nation
- The Touch of Jesus: Ministering to Hearts Through Personal Prayer
- Victory: Warfare Strategies for the Church
- Faith: Praying with Assurance and Expectation
- Fervency: Praying with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength
- Got Motivation?: Inviting the Holy Spirit to Empower Your Church's Prayer
- Praise: Connecting with Who God Is
- Prayer Evangelism
- Jesus in Prayer: Reflections on John 17
- The Legacy of Healing: Continuing Jesus' Ministry to the Sick
- Prayer Tapestry: The Richness of the Corporate Experience
- Prayer at Work: The Call to the Marketplace
- Word and Spirit
- Prayer Retreats
- Old Testament/New Testament Prayer
- Emotional Healing Prayer
- Prayer through the Centuries
- Going Deeper: God's Call to a Broken Generation
- Why Prayer Matters
- Spiritual Warfare
- Praying in the Dark
- Mobilizing Youth to Pray
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To discover how significant your personal prayer can be, check out The Power of Personal Prayer by Jonathan Graf.
