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Praying for a Change
Prayer does form us. But it can also influence God’s decisions.
God does not ask us to pray just for praying’s sake. He actually wants us to partner with him to bring about the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven.
Sometimes, God will only act in response to prayer (2 Chronicles 7:14)
Prayers are weapons in spiritual warfare.
When we pray, we are entering into the cosmic battle between Satan and God. Sometimes, our prayers are not answered not because we didn’t have enough faith, or because of sin in our life, but spiritual forces are blocking our prayers (Daniel 10:12-13, Mark 9:28-29)
Boldness in prayer is not something that bothers God.
God seems to engage with us in even deeper ways when we are bold with him in prayer (Genesis 18:22-32, Exodus 32:11-14, Luke 18:1-8)
Intercessory Prayer.
This is the form of prayer we see Moses doing for the Israelites. Moses stands in the gap for the Israelites despite his privileged position. It is the responsibility of those on the mountaintop to pray for those at the base.
Structured Prayer.
Christians throughout history have prayed the Psalms as well as the prayers written by others. Praying this way can help us through times when we don’t know how to pray, or our words don’t seem to be enough. Structured prayer can form us spiritually and theologically more than any other form of prayer.
Contemplative Prayer.
Brian Zahnd refers to this form of prayer as “sitting with Jesus.” Sometimes we fill our prayers with too many words and forget to listen to the response of the Holy Spirit. Contemplative prayer gives the Holy Spirit room to speak to us.
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Prayer does form us. But it can also influence God’s decisions.
God does not ask us to pray just for praying’s sake. He actually wants us to partner with him to bring about the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven.
Sometimes, God will only act in response to prayer (2 Chronicles 7:14)
Prayers are weapons in spiritual warfare.
When we pray, we are entering into the cosmic battle between Satan and God. Sometimes, our prayers are not answered not because we didn’t have enough faith, or because of sin in our life, but spiritual forces are blocking our prayers (Daniel 10:12-13, Mark 9:28-29)
Boldness in prayer is not something that bothers God.
God seems to engage with us in even deeper ways when we are bold with him in prayer (Genesis 18:22-32, Exodus 32:11-14, Luke 18:1-8)
Intercessory Prayer.
This is the form of prayer we see Moses doing for the Israelites. Moses stands in the gap for the Israelites despite his privileged position. It is the responsibility of those on the mountaintop to pray for those at the base.
Structured Prayer.
Christians throughout history have prayed the Psalms as well as the prayers written by others. Praying this way can help us through times when we don’t know how to pray, or our words don’t seem to be enough. Structured prayer can form us spiritually and theologically more than any other form of prayer.
Contemplative Prayer.
Brian Zahnd refers to this form of prayer as “sitting with Jesus.” Sometimes we fill our prayers with too many words and forget to listen to the response of the Holy Spirit. Contemplative prayer gives the Holy Spirit room to speak to us.