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A Collection of Often Quoted Scriptures on Prayer

By Denise Cantrell | June 13, 2011

Here is a collection of the more beloved and often used Scriptures on prayer. The Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to Him. Deut. 4:7 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing you will receive. Mt. 21:22 The Holy Spirit accompanies us in our prayers. Romans 8: 26 – 27 O…

Feeling Unworthy to Pray or Ask

By Judi Collins | June 13, 2011

Sometimes when we pray we think we need to do things to earn God’s favor.  While nothing can ever stop the Father from caring for and loving you, nothing you can ever do can qualify you for that love. “I’m absolutely convinced that nothing – nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow,…

Waiting for Answers

By Judi Collins | June 13, 2011

Have you been praying for something for so long, you are about to give up? It is difficult to ‘wait on the Lord’ for renewal and answers. Jesus said, ‘I am the Road, the Truth and the Life.  No one can get to the Father apart form me.”  John 14:6 (The Message) Why do we…

Weakness and Helplessness

By Judi Collins | June 13, 2011

There is nothing attractive in the state of helplessness. But thankfully it can be used to make prayer very attractive. I’ve been the balloon full of air, only to find out I am not tied properly, and the air I am projecting is hurling me against walls.    I’ve seen the bottom of my checking account…

Afraid to Pray About the Small Stuff

By Judi Collins | June 13, 2011

I’ve been in Prayer Groups where women are afraid to bring up what they consider to be small stuff.  Let me tell you why I think they shouldn’t be afraid to bring them up. My boys tried little league baseball.  Didn’t like it.  Football?  Same thing.  After a long line of other sport-attempts, they found…

Praying for the Wrong Thing

By Judi Collins | June 13, 2011

While my son was praying that God would get him a pet snake, I was praying that no snakes of any sort would ever be in this house!   So, you think they’re pretty?  I don’t.  Never even considered them ‘pretty’ till I had my first little boy, who pointed out the ‘beauty angle’.     “Can I…