tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128157927941975462010-05-05T16:21:50.542-07:00Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit† Kelley Pryor †http://www.blogger.com/profile/00510711417990980013kelleypryor@disciples.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912815792794197546.post-41921483257979404352010-05-05T13:39:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:52:53.432-07:002010-05-05T13:52:53.432-07:00Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer whether our government decides to honor it or not. As Christians we need to faithfully get on our knees in prayer to our Lord. We need to turn to God and prayerfully lift up our nation and especially government. Let us gather together in prayer as God has called us to do.<br /><br /><br />Matthew 18:20<br />For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/912815792794197546-4192148325797940435?l=discipleforjesuschrist.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>† Kelley Pryor †http://www.blogger.com/profile/00510711417990980013kelleypryor@disciples.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912815792794197546.post-90040584719875016882010-05-05T11:41:00.000-07:002010-05-05T14:00:21.939-07:002010-05-05T14:00:21.939-07:00<strong>Pray:</strong><br />here is a way to remember what to include in prayer to make it more effective...<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">P</span></strong>raise<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">R</span></strong>econcile &amp; Repent<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">A</span></strong>sk<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Y</span></strong>ield<br /><br /><strong>Praise</strong>=Tell God how wonderful He is and thank Him for all that He has done for you<br /><br />*when you thank God it helps you to focus and realize everything He has done for you*<br /><br /><strong>Reconcile</strong>=Confess your sins<br /><br />*confessing your sins humbles you*<br /><br /><strong>Repent</strong>=Turn away from your sins<br /><br /><strong>Ask</strong>=Ask for the things you need from God and leave your worries at His feet<br /><br /><strong>Yield</strong>=Tell God that you sacrifice your will and ask God to do His will in your life<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Meditate on the Word:<br /></span></strong><br />Find verses on topics that address issues you are going through.<br /><br />Memorize them and pray them back to God.<br /><br />Here is an example of how you can pray a verse back to God...<br /><br />Verse = James 1:2-4<br />2My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.<br /><br />Here's one way you could pray it back to God...<br /><br />Dear Lord,<br />Help me to count it all joy when I am dealing with various trials. Your Word promises that the testing of my faith will produce patience. Give me your strength to let patience have it's perfect work. Lord please make me perfect and complete so that I may stand before you lacking nothing. In Jesus name I pray Amen<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/912815792794197546-9004058471987501688?l=discipleforjesuschrist.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>† Kelley Pryor †http://www.blogger.com/profile/00510711417990980013kelleypryor@disciples.com0