Meditations on Prayer

Prayer Journey Bible --Towns, Destiny, c. 2011.—Proverbs 12 :25 "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad." Prayer Principle 487 Tongue –Disciplined Prayer, James 3:8 --"Lord, I love to learn the good principles of life."

My Utmost For his Highest—Oswald Chambers , March 12 – "Total Surrender" – Mark 10:28 – "See, we have left all and followed you." Our motive for surrender should not be for any personal gain at all. 

Teach Me To Pray -365 Readings – Andrew Murray, March 12, "The Life That Can Pray" – "I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit so that the Father will give you whatsoever you ask for, using my name."– What life must one live to bear fruit? What must a person be in order to pray with results? What must one do to receive what he or she asks? The answer is simple. Live as a branch depending on the vine for strength. The source of power in prayer is the vine.

Seize The Day by Dietrich Bonhoeffer {whose faith –driven resistance to the Nazis during World War II resulted in his execution.} March 12 – "Being Thankful for the Small Things" – Ephesians 5:20 –"Lord, grant that in the small things I may be thankful. And in the big things I may not lose my appreciation of what you do. Amen."

Grace For The Moment – Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year – Max Lucado , c. 2000., March 12- "Slaves to Goodness." Romans 6:22, "Now you are free from sin and have become slaves of God." We didn’t even know we were slobs until we met him. Then he moved in. Things began to change. What we threw around we began putting away. What we neglected we cleaned up. What had been clutter became order.

Strategic Prayer –Eddie Smith , -Applying The Power of Targeted Prayer – Essential Prayer Strategy – “the incremental execution of a singular realistic {achievable} objective, under unified command, with verifiable results."

Everyday Prayers, 365 Days to a Gospel–Centered Faith, Scotty Smith, Baker Books , c. 2011. “All of us are just as capable and culpable of crushing the spirits of others--Melt the madness of meanness with the grandeur of your grace. I pray in your near and healing name. Amen."

--Dr. Hughes