Learning to pray, and praying beside Christ.
Reading notes
Six notes from Kris Lundgaard's The Enemy Within on the sin that remains in believers: the deceitful heart, Paul's cry in Romans 7:24, how the flesh resists prayer, the broken harmony of mind, affections and will, and whether God gives enough time.
Reading notes
Notes on Hugh Martin's The Shadow of Calvary: praying for salvation, Christ as intercessor, obedience as a labour of love, dwelling at the cross and praying side by side with Christ, with David's reflections on prayer and on Christ's life given for ours.
Learning to pray doesn't offer you a less busy life. It offers you a less busy heart.
The battle against sin rages on. Our Armor in this fight is set upon us by prayer. Do not miss your opportunity to arm yourself.
When we ask in prayer God may answer for no other reason than his delight in giving his children gifts.
To learn to pray is to learn to dream again as a child free to hope and believe.
Feeling distant from God often means you are not content. Come to God in simple confession. It will help you remember that you need Jesus. In turn the spirit will draw nearer.
Genuine prayer is killed through pious ceremony. Come to your father as a child. From the heart saying what is on your mind.