Dr. Whitney:God wants us to pray for the same reason you want your newborn to cry—it’s a sign of life. Just as the spirit of life in a baby causes it to cry, so the Spirit of life in child of God causes him to
This free Bible lesson is part 2 of 10 in our Lord’s Prayer study. The focus is on Jesus’ introduction to this model prayer in the preceding verses. His directions help us better understand what attitudes matter most to God when we pray. Click hereto browse all the lessons in this 10...
However, while a correct posture for prayer is not mentioned in Scripture, to whom we pray is. Some people pray to Jesus. I’ve heard some people pray to the Holy Spirit. These are not necessarily incorrect ways of praying. God still hears them and there are certain prayers and requests ...
(The series continues next week with “God’s presence through the Holy Spirit.” Illustration by Dave Baab. If you’d like to receive an email when I post on this blog, sign up under “subscribe” in the right hand column. This post is excerpted from my book, A Renewed Spirituality:...
The first is that we must have a God-given BURDEN. Prayer is like a circle that begins and ends in God. The first half of that circle is God giving us a burden in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. The second half of the circle is our praying that God-inspired prayer back to our...
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit, of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the...
By surrendering our anxieties to God in prayer, we open ourselves to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. Through prayer, the Spirit works within us to bring healing, peace, and a renewed sense of trust in God’s sovereignty. ...
By surrendering our anxieties to God in prayer, we open ourselves to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. Through prayer, the Spirit works within us to bring healing, peace, and a renewed sense of trust in God’s sovereignty. ...