Prayer is objectively real — a real god, real communication, real work, real. The most powerful, thoughtful, and loving prayer we can pray for others is that they would enjoy more of god. But when god withholds what we ask for, he offers something better.
The psalms tie our personal prayers to the corporate prayers of the people of christ in every generation. “the psalms connect our personal walk with god to the corporate life of the whole church of christ.” christian history certainly supports a robust use of the psalms in our. The clouds of unanswered prayer can leave us feeling lost in the dark.
Jesus never intended for his model prayer (what we call “the lord’s prayer”) to be our only guide or counsel for prayer. If you have set it aside or are stuck in a rut, here are seven simple prayers to pray each day. The bible refuses to give us one small, simple picture or pattern for prayer. Prayerlessness is the great enemy of true happiness.
How many times has god used the prayers of someone else to awaken us from spiritual sleepiness? It is a great place to start, but god’s word gives us so much more material for our prayer lives. They warm our hearts, inform our minds, and shape our wills. When god seems silent in our suffering, we can begin to wonder if he has forgotten us.
When our bible meditation feels more like a job than a joy, these five short prayers can take us beyond discipline into delight. Is he still with us as we wait? God invites us to pray for whatever is on our hearts, to cast all our anxieties on him, but there are a few precious prayers to which he always says yes. Gathered prayer can be a powerful gift to faith.