Second, consider how your prayer benefits others. When you let people knowyou are praying for them, it will comfort them when they most need encourage-ment. - P168
When people go through offer to pray forthe hardest times, they may vent their frustrations when youthem. But even then, their hearts may come alive enough to offer prayers of la-ment and disappointment to God. You might not always be thanked, but Godis using you to bless others when you pray for them. - P169
Third, consider how your prayer honors God. When circumstances improveafter we pray, we are more likely to give credit to God instead of to our efforts.
- P169
When circumstances do not improve after we pray, it is never because God isunable to save. One reason God delays in improving our circumstances is shownto us in the book of Job. Satan claims that God‘s love for Job is unwarrantedbecause Job only loves God‘s gifts. - P169
However, when Job continues to perseverein prayer despite God withholding material blessings, God is honored in thesight of all the supernatural beings. If we pray when it is toughest to pray, wewill bring great honor to God and prove
Satan wrong. - P169
When I have trouble praying, Ilook for an opportunity to worship with other Christians. - P169
The church prays better, and the churchprays more when the church prays together. If you cannot meet in person, joina virtual prayer community. - P169
When I stop and fall to my knees, it is like my soul opens up, and Ican pray without feeling frustrated or half-hearted. - P169
But the most important thing to remember about prayer is just to do it. Don‘tbe perfectionistic about praying. Just pray. When we pray without giving up,
we will certainly reap a harvest of righteousness at the right time. - P169
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