The Power of Prayer

Prayer. The Bible is filled with prayer. In fact, the Bible instructs us to pray.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6Philippians 4:6
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6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

At the Women of Faith Conference many of the speakers talked about how their prayers were answered. Often the answers were different than what they expected. Many times God’s answers came much later for them. In our culture we expect everything right now, but God doesn’t work like that. (Just remember how long it took Abraham and Sarah to receive their promise of a son!) These women prayed and waited for the answer.

My family prays together every day, many times a day. I have encouraged my little ones to pray on their own. I have taught them the Lord’s prayer. They know what prayer is, but I want to take it further. I want them to see and FEEL something when they pray to now that their prayers make a difference.

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:15-16James 5:15-16
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15 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Confess your offenses to one another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

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I just want to share with my children the power of prayer – the power of calling on Jesus. I was reminded that God can and will bring prayer alive for my children when I heard Nicole C. Mullen sing her song, “Call on Jesus”. She is an amazing singer and this song is a good reminder and it talks about the power of prayer. With ’tweens or teens sharing this song with would mean a lot to their understanding of the power of prayer.

I need to simply pray for my children to experience the power of prayer and wait.

But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me. Micah 7:7Micah 7:7
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7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

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