**apparently I'm into lists this morning...
I am highly visual and easily distracted, two things which don't bode well for a concentrated period of prayer to a God I cannot see. My prayers for a long time have been of the fleeting, shoot up an arrow, immediate while I'm reading it, in my brain and out again type. I know that God hears ALL our prayers, and doesn't require us to pray in a certain way, at a certain time, with certain words, etc. But now that my season of active parenting is behind me and I have the time, and the burden to pray has grown heavier on my heart, I have felt the NEED to be better at this, more deliberate, more consistent.
The movie "The War Room" made a big impact on me and fueled my desire to be a dedicated prayer warrior. James 5:16 says "...the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." (NIV). Or the NKJV version, "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." I WANT to be that kind of person - a prayer warrior for God's kingdom.
I am soooo excited to start using this tool for daily prayer.
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