There was a period in my 40's when I dug into the study of Prayer with everything I had. Sparked by the power witnessed through a triple-braided prayer challenge by Anne Graham Lotz, I attended Prayer Bible studies, sat at the feet of Evelyn Christiansen (What Happens When Women Pray), invited Jennifer Kennedy Dean (The Praying Life) to a gathering, led several Prayer Vigils at our Methodist Church, taught a 12 week course on Prayer, and helped build a Prayer Room to support the Hedge Praying that volunteers did during services. The things God taught me about Prayer during that decade filled more than just my bookshelf. He wrote many principles of prayer on my heart and was kind enough to give me some amazing testimonies of His power and grace.
That's why it's amazing to me that some of the teachings I heard at VERGE Conference last week (on Prayer) showed me the power of God to show His mercies new every morning. None of these thoughts on are new ones, but with the Creative God we serve...can be revelatory in any season of life.
I offer them to you, in hopes that the Holy Spirit will also lead your prayer life to a deeper place:
-Without an active Prayer life, we cannot lead others.
-Jesus' solution for rest= Prayer. Hs solution for refuge= Prayer. Hs solution for persecution=Prayer.
- Prayer is seeking the living water.
- Persistence means praying over and over again.
- Spend more hours. Each day. Set aside time.
- Put prayer as the first priority on your to do list.
Combined with the Sword of the Spirit (Word), Prayer is the most effective weapon we have against the warfare. Let's use it, Sisters.

