Of course, this is the opposite of how Samuel prayed, “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.” Many of us grew up with a man-centered view of prayer. That’s why scores of believers cannot relate to God on any basis other than “asking.” It is true that asking is a vital part of prayer, yet...
One important purpose of prayer is to usher the future into the present. God intends that our praying accomplish God’s purposes on earth as in Heaven. Prayer is more than religious duty. It’s more than a psychologically beneficial exercise. Prayer is the means to implement God’s will in the here-and-now. HEAVEN-ARRESTING prayer is EARTH-ALTERING in...
“Men ought always to pray and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). There he was once again in that familiar place, position, and time. Early mornings found my dad on his knees beside his desk in prayer. He was evidently in passionate, pleading, pouring-out-his-heart intercession. This was no ritual. This was warfare; this was a calling;...
Rehearsing your hurts cultivates bitterness. Rehearsing negative experiences cultivates a critical spirit. Obsessing over negativity breeds cynicism. But rehearsing your blessings will cultivate a grateful heart. The importance of your meditations and conversations cannot be overstated. Your mind and your mouth affect you and those around you in profound ways. Your thoughts, or meditations, define...
“Revival is not when churches change members, but when the Holy Spirit changes lives.” —Author Unknown “Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people—restoring, reanimating and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.” —Stephen Olford “Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power.”...
“Search me, O God…” (Psalm 139:23). We have the honor to pray and do impossible things for God. The number one hindrance to American revival is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer. God’s people have a responsibility to pray. We have the right as Americans to pray, and we need to take advantage of the...