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How to Pray for Wisdom
On the night before teaching the prayer Bible study about how to pray for wisdom, I was out on my porch talking to my husband. I asked him what I should say if some of the women have asked God for...
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Controlling Your Mind
The only way to conquer sin in your life is to learn to control your mind. All sin begins in the mind. Understand that your mind has a doorway, and that you can close the door on any thought. You...
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Praying with Other Believers
Praying with other believers is different than praying alone, and Scripture says it can be more powerful. In Acts 12, Peter had been arrested because he was in jail, and the believers were praying...
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How Do You Teach Your Child to Pray?
How do you teach your child to pray? If the child is young, you can have the child repeat simple phrases about real issues. For example, “Please help me not to be selfish and to share with my sister.”...
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Why Husbands and Wives Should Pray Together
Have you ever wondered why husbands and wives should pray together? It will deepen your marriage; that’s why! 1. The most important reason to pray together is to be one with your spouse. If husbands...
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How to Get Your Husband to Pray with You
How do you get your husband to pray with you? What if you have gotten into the habit of never praying together? How do you break this cycle? How to Get Your Husband to Pray with You Love and accept...
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Sowing Seeds of Prayer for Your Kids
I was given a package of seeds in a beautiful blue paper bag with ribbon. The package said, “Sow seeds of prayer for your kids.” I pondered the implications of this metaphor. What are seeds of prayer?...
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Prayer Parables
Jesus used many prayer parables to explain the spiritual reality of prayer: The Vine and the Branches (John 15:1-7) Asking, Seeking, and Knocking (Matthew 7:7-8) A Father Not Giving a Stone or a Snake...
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Does Praying Boldly Imply Presumption?
“And this is the boldness which we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the the...
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Faith and Prayer
Faith and prayer go hand-in-hand, since it’s impossible to please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6). You wouldn’t be praying if you didn’t believe God was listening. So maybe we should start this...
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Fight Depression with Truth
I’ve been reading a lot about depression over the past few weeks, and I have experienced it myself. When your hormones are out of control and you can’t think clearly, you must fight depression with...
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What is a Prayer Vigil?
What is a prayer vigil? A prayer vigil is a time that is set aside for prayer, where the people who are praying stay up all night for a specific cause. The fact that you give up sleep to commit...
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My First Prayer Vigil
This year I participated in my first prayer vigil, and let me tell you, it caused me to feel the heartbeat of the church and to love the church in a way that I had never been able to before. Pastors...
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Faith Grows Through Fire: The Gift of Faith
People ask me all the time how I came to have the faith that I have. They see that I have a faith that can move mountains. I pray mightily in the Spirit because I’m certain of being heard. God has...
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When Will Dawn Break?
How long, O Lord? Don’t hide Yourself in times of trouble Answer the cry of my soul For I seek You with all my heart In silent darkness Night drags on Pain lurks in the shadows Will there be light?...
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The Power of Uniting in Prayer
Even though our individual prayers matter to God and form the basis of our personal relationship with Him, God also wants us to pray with other believers, loving them and lifting their burdens. He...
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What is Fasting?
What is fasting, and how is it related to prayer? Is there any biblical evidence that fasting is for today? Does Jesus want us to fast? The purpose of fasting is to bring the body into subjection to...
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Reasons to Fast
We live in a self-indulgent society. We know nothing of self-denial. Christ commands us to lead a life of self-denial. (Matthew 16:24) Jesus Himself fasted. He said, “My food is to do the will of Him...
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Seeking Wisdom During a Fast
One reason to fast is to seek wisdom from the Lord about a specific issue. Several years ago my husband and I fasted before the Lord because he had a sleep problem that was affecting his life. He was...
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How to Fast
When God commanded His people to fast, the fast would always start at sundown and end at sundown the next day, since God counts each day beginning at sundown: “Evening and morning, the first day.”...
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