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Thursday, March 31, 2011
EFFECTIVE PRAYER: CONTENTS
1. Misunderstanding 2. Prayer and Scripture 3. Prayer in Partnership 4. Prayer and Conviction 5. Prayer and Confession 6. Prayer as Priority 7. Prayer and Relationships 8. Prayer and Purity 9. Prayer and Humility 10. Prayer and Faith 11. Prayer and Quietness 12. Prayer and God's Will 13. Prayer and Grace Bibliography
EFFECTIVE PRAYER - God Always Answers Prayer
The Prayer of a Righteous Man Is Powerful and Effective
(James 5:13-16)
(James 5:13-16)
By Lorene McCullough
PREFACE
As a child in my church I learned that prayer was talking to God about things, and so for many years I battled with a devastating eating disorder by talking to God about it. I had no idea that prayer wasn’t prayer until God speaks to you, for prayer is meant to be a conversation, not a monologue!
After more than thirty years of struggling unsuccessfully to deal with this addiction, the day finally came when I studied a scripture that speaks of asking and not receiving because we ask amiss.
(James 4:3)
In studying the meaning of the word “ask” I was surprised to discover that it doesn’t mean that we are to beg and plead for what we want, but rather it means to “inquire of the Lord” for the purpose of discerning what He wants!
I learned to wait on the Lord in order to hear His guidance, revelation and wisdom, and it changed not only my prayer life, but resolved the eating disorder as well. Even though I still have physical damage from the many years of dealing with it the wrong way, inside where it counts the disorder is GONE.
I then discovered that most people have no idea of what the Holy Spirit’s part is in prayer—His enabling is crucial, because without it we can have no conversations. The result is inevitably a lack of sanctification and prayers that don’t get above the ceiling.
These small lessons were prepared for the instruction of prayer watchers at churches in Wisconsin and have been sent out every month for their instruction and encouragement as they pray for our church and other concerns.
May you find them useful to you as well. As Wesley Duewel said so well—we only go forward on our knees!
Lorene McCullough
All scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE; NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (North American Edition) ©1973, 1978, 1984, by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
Produced by: TLC Ministry, W204S7794 Gaffney Dr., Muskego, WI 53150
Permission given to copy pages of this booklet to share in classroom use.
©1998 Lorene McCullough
After more than thirty years of struggling unsuccessfully to deal with this addiction, the day finally came when I studied a scripture that speaks of asking and not receiving because we ask amiss.
(James 4:3)
In studying the meaning of the word “ask” I was surprised to discover that it doesn’t mean that we are to beg and plead for what we want, but rather it means to “inquire of the Lord” for the purpose of discerning what He wants!
I learned to wait on the Lord in order to hear His guidance, revelation and wisdom, and it changed not only my prayer life, but resolved the eating disorder as well. Even though I still have physical damage from the many years of dealing with it the wrong way, inside where it counts the disorder is GONE.
I then discovered that most people have no idea of what the Holy Spirit’s part is in prayer—His enabling is crucial, because without it we can have no conversations. The result is inevitably a lack of sanctification and prayers that don’t get above the ceiling.
These small lessons were prepared for the instruction of prayer watchers at churches in Wisconsin and have been sent out every month for their instruction and encouragement as they pray for our church and other concerns.
May you find them useful to you as well. As Wesley Duewel said so well—we only go forward on our knees!
Lorene McCullough
All scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE; NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (North American Edition) ©1973, 1978, 1984, by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
Produced by: TLC Ministry, W204S7794 Gaffney Dr., Muskego, WI 53150
Permission given to copy pages of this booklet to share in classroom use.
©1998 Lorene McCullough
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