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My Utmost for His Highest
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“Pray without ceasing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17
"We think rightly or wrongly about prayer according to the conception
we have in our minds of prayer. If we think of prayer as the breath in
our lungs and the blood from our hearts, we think rightly. The blood
flows ceaselessly, and breathing continues ceaselessly; we are not
conscious of it, but it is always going on. We are not always con-
scious of Jesus keeping us in perfect joint with God, but if we are
obeying Him, He always is. Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life.
Beware of anything that stops [spontaneous] prayer. 'Pray without
ceasing,' keep the childlike habit of [spontaneous] prayer in your
heart to God all the time.
Jesus never mentioned unanswered prayer, He had the boundless
certainty that prayer is always answered. Have we by the Spirit the
unspeakable certainty that Jesus had about prayer, or do we think
of the times when God does not seem to have answered prayer?
'Every one that asketh receiveth.' We say - "But…, but...." God
answers prayer in the best way, not sometimes, but every time,
although the immediate manifestation of the answer in the domain
in which we want it may not always follow. Do we expect God to
answer prayer?
The danger with us is that we want to water down the things that
Jesus says and make them mean something in accordance with
common sense; if it were only common sense, it was not worth
while for Him to say it. The things Jesus says about prayer are
supernatural revelations."

"Bookmark Prayer" of
Saint Teresa of Avila

"Let nothing upset you,
Let nothing afright you.
Everything is changing;
God alone is changeless.
Patience attains the goal.
Who has God lacks nothing;
God alone fills all her needs."

"For this cause we also, since the day we heard it,
do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye
might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all
wisdom and spiritual understanding;"
~ Colossians 1:9 (KJV)

"My prayer for you, dear ones, is that you are always strong
in the strength of God, that you are wise with the wisdom of
God, that you are rich with the blessings of God.
Most of all I pray that you know the presence of God as your
constant companion, that you walk the path of peace, that
you live from a heart of love.
My thoughts of you are ones that envision you whole and well,
fulfilled and free. There is so much that you have to offer as
you give expression to the divine qualities within you.
I trust that your knowing you are held in my heart and in my
prayers brings you comfort. I send my love to you in thought
and prayer each day. I am standing with you in faith and
supporting you in prayer."
~ Unknown

Serenity Prayer

"God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference;
living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time,
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His will.
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen."
~ Reinhold Niebuhr

"Turn, O Lord, my fears around.
Let them become a positive force
For good in my life until I -
Fear not that I might fail
But fear rather that I might never dare
to discover my potential.
Fear not that I might be hurt,
But fear rather that I might never
experience growing pains.
Fear not that I might live and lose,
But fear rather that I might never love at all.
Fear not that people may laugh at my mistakes,
But fear rather that God will say to me
'O ye of little faith.'
Fear not that I might fail if I try again,
But fear rather that I might miss my greatest
chance for happiness if I failed
to give hope another opportunity.
Amen."

"Lord Jesus, cleanse me and cover me with Your blood.
I gird my loins with your truth. I cover my heart with
the breastplate of your righteousness. I cover my feet,
my walk in Your Spirit, with Your peace. I put on the
helmet of Your salvation through Your shed blood. I
take up the shield of faith, Your Word, with which I
will defeat satan through Your Word and blood.
In the name of the Mighty Warrior, Jesus. Amen."
~ Benny Hinn
in 'The Blood: Experience the Power That
Brings Salvation, Healing, and Miracles '

Terry's Prayer

"Fear not the calling of thy heart -
For the Lord thy God has gone
before you and is there already.
His Will shall be made known
and His Name exalted.
Praise the Name of the Lord God."

Jesus is Lord
(Germaine Copeland, author of  'Prayers that Avail Much)

Jesus, you are my LORD. You are my light and my salvation, I shall not be
afraid. You are my sufficiency, my Redeemer, Provider, Sanctifier, Protector, Healer and Victory! You are El Shaddai. You are more than enough for every challenge I face, for every decision I must make, for the questions I need
answered, for the adjustments I need to make. You are everything to me,
my Lord and Savior. I trust you – lean and rely on you. LORD, you are
good; my refuge and counsel are in you. Amen.
Psalm 27:1; Psalm 34:8

Prayer for Deliverance

Dear God,
Deliver us to our passion.
Deliver us to our brilliance.
Deliver us to our intelligence.
Deliver us to our depth.
Deliver us to our nobility.
Deliver us to our beauty.
Deliver us to our power to heal.
Deliver us to You.
~ Marianne Williamson

Voice of the Covenant

If you are at the point in your life where you are ready to make a personal commitment to follow Christ, all you have to do is reach out to Him now in
prayer. He is listening and waiting to come into your heart and help you live
a better life. Will you invite Him in now? If you'd like to pray and receive
Christ as your Savior, you can use this simple prayer as a guide:

"Lord Jesus, I ask You to come into my life and forgive me of all my sins.
I confess my sins before You this day. I denounce Satan and all his works.
I confess Jesus as the Lord of my life. Thank You for saving me. I believe
with my heart and I confess with my mouth that You rose from the dead.
I am saved. Write my name in the Lamb's book of life. Today is my God-day
with the Lord Jesus! I pray this prayer to the Father in the name of Jesus.
Amen."

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Insight from Times of Prayer!

"And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples
were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the
people that I am?
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias;
and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
-- Luke 9:18-19 (KJV)

Key Thought:
"The Gospel of Luke reminds us that so many of the great moments
of Jesus' life and ministry are tied to prayer. Sometime soon, get a
specially colored highlighter and read the Gospel of Luke and underline
every time prayer occurs or is the subject of Jesus' teaching. Then go
back and make an outline of key events tied to those prayer sessions.
You will be amazed at how important prayer is to the unfolding
salvation of Jesus' ministry. Peter's confession of Jesus as the Christ
follows this prayer time and the discussion that follows it. This is
just another one of the Holy Spirit's reminders that fresh insights
for life, faith, and our faithfulness often occur during our times of
prayer. This was true for Jesus and his disciples and it will no doubt
be true of us."

Today's Prayer:
"Father in heaven, God Almighty, thank You for providing me the
great avenue and opportunity of prayer. To know that You listen
to my words, my thoughts, and my heart is simply overwhelming.
Help me hunger more for these special times in Your presence.
Give me wisdom and understanding as I pray and seek Your will.
Do Your will in my life as I seek your presence.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen."

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"Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude--
an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God."
~ Arthur W. Pink

"The point of prayer is not to get answers from God,
but to have perfect and complete oneness with Him."
~ Oswald Chambers, 'My Utmost for His Highest'

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Prayers that Avail Much

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to
an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your
child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your
mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to
yourself, respect; to all men, charity."
~ Francis Maitland Balfour

"There lies within most of us an innate quality that compels
us to give of ourselves for the good of mankind."
~ Clyde C. Kissinger

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