So how can we waive our reluctance and make the effort to pray aloud? Here are a few simple bullets to get you started: Editor’s Note: This excerpt is taken from The Body Tithe Devotionalby Matthew Pryor with permission from Sophros, LLC (publisher), 2015.] Her mother prayed for her a lot as she was growing up, because Valerie was frequently anxious and worried. Very early on, she remembers learning that God cared about everything. Her mother established that God wanted to hear from her. As Valerie has gone through different seasons, she has learned to stay faithful during hard times. She has continued to pray and draw near to God. Strong's 3954: From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance. Lord Jesus, I come to you, thankful for your greatness in my life. The opportunities you have blessed me with are so many and so miraculous. Now I am required to lead people and make positive changes at work and in society. I need you, Lord, to walk with me, to pour into me your wisdom, and to guide my every step. Help me be confident that I am the leader they deserve. Amen.

Last, Paul reminds the Ephesians that he bows before the One from whom every family is named.What does Paul mean?Paul’s point is that he prays to the one who is the creator of the universe and who is able to exercise authority over all he has created. Those of us who have placed our hope on Jesus's life, death, and resurrection can pray assuredly because Father is the mightiest. Have you ever wondered how to pray for missionaries in today's world? In this episode, we speak to a missionary, Nicole Moses, who shares her experiences and insights on global evangelism. We delve into why we sometimes neglect to pray for global missions, and how we can pray more effectively for missionaries by relating to them personally. Join us as we explore the world of missions and gain a deeper understanding of how we can be involved in God's work around the globe.

There are such beautiful promises in the Bible. Go through the bible and find prayers on topics such as healing and thanksgiving, then during times when you are not too sure what to pray, pray those bible promises over your life. Don’t be afraid to personalize scripture and claim God’s promises. My Jesus, thank you for helping me come up with new ideas. Give me the confidence to pitch these ideas, give my opinions, and present my proposals without fear. Help me trust that I will be met with a receptive audience. Help me know that I am only doing what you have guided me to do. Amen. Give thanks for the new partnership with Good Samaritan School and pray that it develops and deepens Holy Spirit, you who was sent to us to be our helper, I pray that you help me to trust in you at all times. May I have confidence in your plan for my life, and follow where you lead me. Guide and direct my life so that I can be an example of what trusting in God does in our lives. I know you will hear me, oh Lord, and answer my prayer. Amen.

Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Whatever that is, I pray You would show them that and that the words that we had in this conversation would be ways to practically allow them to step forward in a deeper walk with You, no matter what. That is happening here in this city today! For Herod the king, and Pontius Pilate the governor, and all the Romans -- as well as the people of Israel -- are united against Jesus, your anointed Son, your holy servant. They won't stop at anything that you in your wise power will let them do. And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and grant to your servants great boldness in their preaching, and send your healing power, and may miracles and wonders be done by the name of your holy servant Jesus.Nicole Moses and her family live and work in Sierra Leone, West Africa. They left their small-town Texas life for long-term service with unreached people in rural areas. She homeschools her 4 children and works as a pediatric occupational therapist alongside her husband Geoffrey, a family medicine physician. They’ve both learned the power of prayer in difficult and discouraging situations and strive to be a persistently prayerful person, drawn from the parable in Luke 18:1-8. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. “ Matthew 6:7 I will tell you why!” I respond. “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers. What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like reeds bending in the wind. You dress in burlap and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the Lord?” Praying confidently means trusting that God will meet us in prayer because he cares about us. 1 John 5:14-15 assures us that we can pray to our loving God with confidence: “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” It’s possible to pray confidently because God will listen to us with love and answer us according to his will, which reflects his great wisdom and power.

Father, thank You for inviting me to come boldly and confidently to You in prayer. I’m so thankful I don’t need to feel embarrassed or sheepish when I come to You with vital needs in my life. As I stand on the promises of Your Word, I will lift my voice in humility and confidence, believing that You hear me and knowing that if I ask anything according to Your will, I will receive it. I hope you’ll examine your prayer life and determine if you’re truly praying in faith, and then depend on God as you pray with confidence, claiming these promises and many more. I encourage you to read the entire chapter 58, because it goes on to talk about how God wants us to respond differently. We can’t take wrong steps and go through religious motions such as prayer or fasting and expect God to show up in the ways we want. Dear Jesus, I pray that I find love wherever I go. Bless me with people who love and value me in their lives. I pray that you teach me to live in confidence and strength. Help me know that God is fighting all my battles and that he is protecting me. I have faith in your faithfulness, oh God. I know that you will never fail. May your mercy and goodness follow me at all times. Amen. Our Lord Jesus Christ has commissioned us, as a demonstration of His loving concern and compassion for the world, to go and share the good news of the gospel everywhere. But we huddle in unbelief in our little prayer meetings and talk of peripheral, superficial matters. We are content to see accomplished in the name of Christ only what we are capable of accomplishing through our own intellect, eloquence, and organizational skills.

“It’s Not Fair” Prayer Letters

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Jeremiah 29:11, NLT For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.” Romans 8:26 NIV And how often should we pray?

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIVAs we continue, let’s explore the second point, that we ask according to His will. For many believers, this is a new concept, and yet it’s a very encouraging promise given to us in the Scriptures. Actually, there are hundreds of promises in the Scriptures for us to pray, but we’ll touch on just a few here. That is such a beautiful scripture, but we also have to read verses 1-10 to get to verse 11. We sometimes just want to be a well-watered garden and an overflowing spring. To get there, however, we have to do what God asks and take actions in line with that. [25:25] Working through a conflicted connection with God in prayer