What do you do in response to trials?
Do you ever earnestly prayer for others?
These are wonderful questions to consider as you seek to apply Acts 12:5 to our lives. In response to trials, you must trust that your good and loving God has your best interests in mind. You must lean on His wisdom and not your own (Proverbs 3:5-6). As you consider how you pray for others, generally the circumstance dictates the fervency of your prayers, right? For example, if you suddenly lose a loved one, you are generally more apt to pray. But through the everyday life, I think you would agree, that you don't pray earnestly for your church, your pastor, the salvation of your neighbors or friends. What a conviction this study has been for me, and I hope you'll see what God is teaching you through it too.
2 comments:
your program was excellent today on prayer and praying God's promises. do you have a reference/resource to guide me to know and to pray God's promises?
thank you.
barb
Barb,
Thanks for your encouraging words!
Simply put, you can take God's Word that you read on a daily basis and pray that Scripture back to God. For example, I am currently reading in Psalm 119. The psalmist states on many occasions how much he loves God's law. I in turn can then pray that truth back to God, "Thank you for your Word, I love your truth."
As you come upon promises that you read in Scripture, such as 1 John 1:9 and His forgiveness, you can then pray Scripture back to Him and thank Him for that promise.
You may also be interested in a book by Stormie Omartian, "The Power of Praying Through the Bible." Below is a link to read more about it. She writes many books on various aspects of prayer as well.
http://harvesthousepublishers.com/book/the-power-of-praying-through-the-bible-2008/
Hope this helps!
Because of Christ,
Sarah
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