Growing in Personal Prayer: Close communication with our Father...

"Is any of you in trouble?  He should pray.  Is any one happy?  Let him sing songs of praise.  Is any one of you sick?  He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.  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."

James 5:13-15

 

Sometimes we can find it difficult to find the time to pray.  Developing our prayer life is difficult because the enemy does not want us to have close communication with our Father.  Here are some ways we can increase our prayer life.

• Make prayer a daily habit.  Learn about different prayer models, develop a prayer plan, and commit time to pray for a particular situation or pray for others from prayer cards.

• Talk with your small group about prayer.  Have Jill and Dale come and share about prayer at your group.

• Set aside time to pray together as a family and pray individually for your family.  Maybe someone in your family has a situation or concern that needs focused prayer to see a breakthrough.  You can commit an evening to pray for that situation.

• Come to RHVC community prayer events that are held throughout the year.

Ways We can Pray

• Pray the Psalms

• Pray the hours

• Pray for those who have filled our prayer requests

• Use a journal to write your prayers

• List for what God is saying and write it down.

Make a Prayer List...

• Include people you are praying for, situations you want to see changed, the church, etc.