Posts by David Shelton
The Power of Praying Beyond Your Personal Wants and Needs
Here are some ideas on how to refocus our prayers when we find ourselves always telling God the latest thing we really want. How to do this prayer practice: 1. Ask God to help you see the difference between your wants and your needs. When we go to God in prayer what are we praying…
Read MorePraying the Forgiveness of the Cross
When doubting whether or not you are forgiven, turn your attention to the cross of Jesus. How to do this prayer practice: 1. Allow yourself to focus your meditation on the price Christ paid on the cross so you could personally be forgiven. A beaten-beyond-recognition Christ hung on the cross. Beard ripped out, crown of…
Read MoreTalking to God When Enduring Grief
https://www.prayerideas.org/how-to-comfort-a-grieving-friend-prayer/When we are grieving, prayer can be difficult. Here are some ways to develop healing honesty with God as you journey through grief. How to do this prayer practice. I don’t know the level of grief you are experiencing. I don’t know the depths to which you have fallen. I do know what the “dark…
Read MorePraying When You Receive a “No” Answer from God
It is not unusual for God to answer “no” concerning one of our prayer requests. Here are ways to continue in an honest, positive and productive prayer conversation with God after a “no” answer. How to do this prayer practice: 1. Be aware that sometimes the answer is “no.” I asked God time and time…
Read MorePraying through Divorce
When recovering from divorce we often struggle not so much to believe in God, but rather to believe that He is there with us and loves us despite our feelings of being broken. The following is a way to pray that helps us to eventually be able to ask for “Where are you God?”…
Read MoreSmart Phone Prayer List
Create a Smart Phone Prayer List by using the “Notes” app like on an iPhone to help you remember to pray for people who request prayer. How to do this prayer practice: 1. Unleash the prayer potential of your electronic leash. Have you ever told someone you’d pray for them but then forgotten to pray…
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