{"id":6254,"date":"2019-01-04T13:21:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2019-01-04T13:21:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T19:21:08","slug":"walking-talking-with-god-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/01\/walking-talking-with-god-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking &amp; Talking with God in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>If we were enjoying a cup of coffee and talking about 2019 \u201chopes and dreams,\u201d it\u2019s likely you would include something like \u201cgrowing my prayer life\u201d\u2014abiding with Jesus, interceding for others, seeing God&#8217;s hand move!<br \/>\nThrough the years, I\u2019ve met so many people who long for a vibrant, impactful, walking and talking relationship with God.\u00a0It seems like no one has \u201carrived\u201d or is \u201csatisfied\u201d with his or her prayer life.<br \/>\nHere at the start of this brand new year, let\u2019s gain motivation to be more intentional about prayer as we look back on how it made such a difference in one young man\u2019s life\u2014Dawson Trotman, founder of The Navigators.<br \/>\n\u201cDaws\u201d was deep into Scripture memorization, and Jeremiah 33:3 in particular captured his attention: \u201cCall unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not\u201d (KJV).<br \/>\nAgain and again he reviewed and meditated upon this verse. Did God really mean it\u2014call upon Me; I will answer you; I will show you great and mighty things?<br \/>\nPondering this led to a 42-day \u201cprayer meeting,\u201d in which Daws and a few others with him got serious about praying for local youth and cities, and then expanded out to other cities in their state, other states in their nation, and finally the world.<br \/>\nThe small band of brothers prayed for two hours every morning\u2014three on Sundays! In six weeks\u2019 time, they had spent more than 100 hours in prayer, asking God to use them to win and train individuals for His glory around the world. They didn\u2019t know how, but they claimed Jeremiah 33:3 and trusted God to fill in the details.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6258 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/men-praying-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cWe didn\u2019t even know what we were praying,\u201d Daws said. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize that within four years, men from every state of the nation would walk into our front room and find the Savior. God answered our prayers abundantly, and there was the beginning of our work called today by the name, Navigators.\u201d<br \/>\nI shared this story in the first of a series of articles called \u201cDeveloping a Life of Prayer,\u201d which you will find on the Focus on the Family website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusonthefamily.com\/faith\/becoming-a-christian\/developing-a-life-of-prayer\/developing-a-life-of-prayer\">here<\/a>. This series of articles\u2014based on pieces included in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/p\/the-pray-prayer-journal\/9781576836163\">The Pray! Prayer Journal<\/a>\u2014<\/em>is designed to help people like\u00a0<em>you\u00a0<\/em>to conduct an extended \u201cprayer meeting\u201d of your own, connecting more deeply with the Lord and seeing\u00a0more readily\u00a0the difference prayer makes.<br \/>\nIf you desire to grow your prayer life in 2019, better enjoying a walking and talking relationship with Him each day, may this series (and\/or the journal itself) help you along the way!<br \/>\nIndeed, it\u2019s on God\u2019s heart to walk and talk more closely with you as well. The Creator of the universe is there, cares, and listens with an ear to respond\u2014for His glory, for your good, and for the good of those around you!<br \/>\nThrough the years, I have grown in my passion for Jesus and to see God at work through prayer, and my prayer is that I\u2019ll walk and talk all the more deeply\u00a0with the Lord in 2019. May this also be your experience as you allow the Holy Spirit to guide you!<br \/>\n&#8211; Dean Ridings. Dean is a Representative for Church Ministries and Communications Director of Lifelong Laborers with the Navigators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we were enjoying a cup of coffee and talking about 2019 \u201chopes and dreams,\u201d it\u2019s likely you would include something like \u201cgrowing my prayer life\u201d\u2014abiding with Jesus, interceding for others, seeing God&#8217;s hand move! 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