INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
"PREREQUISITES, PATTERNS, PARTICIPATION"
"PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST" "By begging over & over for God to forgive a particular sin or failure, I was remembering what God had forgotten." "Promises" "Each day of my life I thank God that, because of the blood of Jesus, I can call Him Father. I praise His glorious names, appropriate His mighty promises & seek to sanctify His name through my manner of living." "Priorities" "...God's priorities" "Provision" "He gives me my daily bread." "'The day you answer the call to pray, I will begin to meet your needs.'" "People" "Every day we need to forgive our debtors before we can receive God's washing & cleansing, & then set our wills to forgive those who may wrong us that day." "Power" "Learn to overcome Satan in the place of prayer by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of your testimony because if you do not, you will be overcome." "...we must answer the call to pray!" "Jesus was the busiest man who ever walked the face of this earth, yet prayer was the primary focus of His life." "To develop an effective prayer life, you must overcome these 3 enemies of prayer: interruptions, drowsiness, & wandering thoughts." "Interruptions" "Don't be bound to a clock; instead, be obedient to the Spirit." "...have a set time & place to pray." "...having a set time & place to pray will help defeat those interruptions." "Drowsiness" "...try walking as you pray" "Wandering Thoughts" "...defeat that enemy by praying aloud instead of silently." "Learn to be sensitive by using your prayer language, praying in the Spirit & listening for the Holy Spirit's promptings. At times the Spirit will lead you to take verses of Scripture & turn them into petitions" "Follow the omniscient Holy Spirit's quiet & forceful impressions, for His choices & leadings are never wrong. So be sensitive. Be flexible. Be obedient. Don't grieve the gentle Holy Spirit by demanding your own way." "God your Father makes this promise: 'When you answer the call to pray, I will begin to meet all your needs.'" Could You Not Tarry One Hour?, by Larry Lea, pgs. 165 - 176.
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September 2023
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