For many, prayer is one of the most elusive of Christian disciplines. To pray effectively almost seems unattainable as many Christians fall into one of the following prayer traps: And yet the Scriptures say that you can pray effective prayers! “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” – James 5:16 There is…
My heart sank as I read the exciting email. A dear friend was writing me to thank me for my prayers. God had answered and the situation was resolved. While I was elated for her that God had come through, as I knew He would, I felt guilty that I hadn’t given the situation as…
Have you ever thought you were the only one who falls asleep while you pray? Well, let not your heart be troubled, my friend. When I surveyed my readers earlier this year the overwhelming majority of them said that one of the biggest challenges they faced in prayer was staying awake. Right up there with…
I’ve been walking with the Lord for nearly 50 years, and I must admit that one of the spiritual disciplines I have found so hard to master is prayer. While it seems so simple at first, we find ourselves complicating it. The more complicated it becomes, the more we find ourselves avoiding it – and…
Do you find it hard to pray? Even mature Christians find it hard to pray, or to cultivate a consistent, disciplined prayer life. New Christians need prayer tips to help them get started, because prayer can seem so abstract, even illusive. We’re told to talk to God as we would talk to a friend, but…
Even though reading God’s Word daily is one of the most basic Christian disciplines, it is also one of the hardest we do on a consistent basis. If in juggling everything you have to do in a day, you find yourself putting off your daily Bible reading, only to find that you never seem to…
