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Softening our Hearts as Prayer

July 9, 2018 By Juanita Ryan 3 Comments

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. Psalm 95:6-8 Our hearts long for God. Yet, too often, we defend ourselves against this longing. We protect our hearts by hardening them against the love we seek because we are … [Read more...] about Softening our Hearts as Prayer

Renewing our Minds as Prayer

July 2, 2018 By Juanita Ryan 2 Comments

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2 As we move away from prayers that are rote, prayers that are performances, prayers that are attempts to appease or change God and we move into a life of prayer in which we are broken and open hearted, something begins to happen. We begin to encounter God. We begin to experience conscious … [Read more...] about Renewing our Minds as Prayer

Being Filled as Prayer

June 25, 2018 By Juanita Ryan 3 Comments

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 The word "righteousness" as it is used here refers primarily to a relationship with God. So, when Jesus pronounces blessing on those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, he is speaking of those who hunger and thirst for a relationship with God. Jesus was saying, "You will be blessed when you … [Read more...] about Being Filled as Prayer

Being Empty as Prayer

June 18, 2018 By Juanita Ryan Leave a Comment

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Matthew 5:3 We tend to come to God full of ourselves. Full of pride, full of a need to "get it right", full of a need to prove ourselves, full of self-reliance. But prayer is not about all we have done, or all we believe, or all the ways we work to prove ourselves. Prayer is coming to God empty of all of this. Prayer is … [Read more...] about Being Empty as Prayer

Receiving God as Prayer

June 11, 2018 By Juanita Ryan 2 Comments

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. I John 4:16 The most important gift that anyone can ever give us is the gift of themselves. More than anything else, children need their parents to give themselves in love to them. They need their parents to breathe life into them. To see them and know them and guide them and care for them. To teach them and nurture … [Read more...] about Receiving God as Prayer

Receiving a New Heart as Prayer

June 4, 2018 By Juanita Ryan Leave a Comment

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 Prayer is allowing God to radically change us. God is the One we speak to, listen to, worship, serve and rest with as we pray. Over time, in these encounters, God begins to change our heart. Our heart of stone is softened, broken open and … [Read more...] about Receiving a New Heart as Prayer

Receiving Wisdom as Prayer

May 28, 2018 By Juanita Ryan Leave a Comment

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him...The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy, and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 1:5, 3:17 We are invited by this text to ask God for wisdom. We are told that we will receive wisdom from … [Read more...] about Receiving Wisdom as Prayer

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