Understanding Prayer Faith And God S Will

Have you ever been discouraged by perpetual problems of job insecurity, health issues, and financial troubles? Do you try to seek God's will for your plans but are not able to discern His guidance? Is your faith plagued by doubts over prayers not answered and uncertainty about His will? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Understanding Prayer, Faith, and God's Will is just the book you need. In this powerful self-help book, Roman Ri takes on the root questions that many people, both Christians and nonbelievers, have about prayer, faith, and God's will. Looking at our human journey, the author considers both our collective experience and real-life situations. He discusses prayer and God's will with both depth and simplicity. When you struggle with faith and prayer, it can be difficult to determine God's will for your life. But Roman explains that Bible verses about prayer are words of encouragement, not words of guarantee. Many have walked the same path you may now find yourself on, with unanswered questions about prayer, so take heart and know that your inner doubts will be resolved. Understanding Prayer, Faith, and God's Will presents biblical truths that have not been realized before. It expounds God's will from the Scripture as well as our experience. What you learn will provide clarity in the way you see—and seek—His will. Your faith will be fortified by knowledge and understanding. With renewed confidence and resolve, you will walk with God and serve Him, fully Understanding Prayer, Faith, and God's Will.

"In my interaction with Christians over the years, I have seen that many of us have lost the conviction to pray. In this area, we are half-hearted, to say the least. As we weather crisis, economic upheavals and vicissitudes of life, our faith is scorched by trials and adversities, one after another. Slowly but surely, the zeal to pray is eroded." With these words, this book confronts our inner doubts that come from serious prayers not answered, and discusses real-life situations that we face along our earthly journey. Initially, many of us start out with faith, being motivated by verses such as "pray and you will receive" and "if we ask anything according to God's will, He hears us". Gradually, however, we see that it does not happen in the way we hope, and after recurring disappointments, one lose the conviction to pray. Roman explains that too often, we read the Bible - and prayer verses - at surface level. By focusing on words only, we miss the point and misinterpret, which is similar to using a compass that is set wrongly, causing us to veer off course, unable to reach our destination. This book expounds that prayer verses are words of encouragement, not words of guarantee. We will realize what Jesus wanted to tell us about prayer, and with understanding, we will relate biblical truths to our personal and collective experiences described in this book. It further delves into the difficult issue of God's will, where often, we seek His guidance but do not find, and face uncertainties for our plans and decisions. By discussing biblical events where the Lord called people, and illustrating biblical truths that are not seen before, "Understanding Prayer, Faith and God's Will" provides clarity in the way you will see - and seek - His will along our Christian journey. With faith renewed, our walk with God will be steadfast, and we will serve Him.

UNDERSTANDING PRAYER DYNAMICS WILL HELP YOU TO: CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION KNOW THE LOVE OF GOD FOR YOU RECEIVE RESULTS TO YOUR PRAYERS LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR GOD-GIVEN WEAPONS KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOUR POSITION AND AUTHORITY You no longer have to accept the lies and the deception of the enemy but you can fight the good fight of faith and win! Declare prophetic prayers in your life and decree the truth of God’s word into your future. You can take territories and have influence through prayer to the glory of God. Prayer is communication with God and helps to build your relationship with God so you can pray and seek God with confidence. Some of the things that hinder your prayers are: fear, doubt, bad character and wrong motives. If you have prayed and wondered why you are not receiving the desired results, Understanding Prayer Dynamics will help you get answers to your questions. This life-changing book gives insights into prayer and how to get closer to God, to know His love for you and pray more effectively. We use the word of God to pray because that is what is written and that is the way we deal with challenges and resolve issues. Understanding Prayer Dynamics will also help you to: Experience the love of God in answered prayer Be aware of the devices of the enemy Exercise your divine authority

Whether you are praying for specific needs--confidence, protection, forgiveness--or for you to experience the presence and power of God, you will find the perfect prayers contained in this book. With hundreds of prayers grouped according to topic and based entirely on Scripture, you will have within your reach a rich resource of personal, inspirational prayer.

Learn to Pray—And Change the World // "You're in Our Prayers" has become a cliche. Just a nice thing to say when we see someone struggling. But do we really understand the power of prayer? God, God Almighty, God the Creator of the heavens and the earth, God the Beginning and the End, God the Source of all that is, God the Creator of man—the same God, in all His power and all His majesty, stops and listens when you pray. God has given humanity the ability to bring heaven to earth. Whether you know it or not, you have the authority to change the world through prayer. When God said, “Let mankind rule over all the earth,” He was arranging the dominion of the world so that the partnership of mankind was essential for the accomplishment of His purposes. Through his unique perspective on this often-misunderstood subject, best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe takes the mystery out of prayer, providing practical answers for difficult questions about communicating with God. All that God is—and all that God has—may be received through prayer. Everything you need to fulfill your purpose on earth is available to you through prayer. The biblically based, time-tested principles in this book will ignite and transform the way you pray. Be prepared to enter into a new dimension of faith, a deeper revelation of God’s love, and a renewed understanding that your prayers can truly move the hand of God. This expanded edition includes study questions for individual or small group use.

An essential feature of religious experience across many cultures is the intuitive feeling of God's presence. More than any rituals or doctrines, it is this experience that anchors religious faith, yet it has been largely ignored in the scientific literature on religion. Starting with a vivid narrative account of the life-threatening hike that triggered his own mystical experience, biologist John Wathey takes the reader on a scientific journey to find the sources of religious feeling and the illusion of God's presence. His book delves into the biological origins of this compelling feeling, attributing it to innate neural circuitry that evolved to promote the mother-child bond. Dr. Wathey, a veteran neuroscientist, argues that evolution has programmed the infant brain to expect the presence of a loving being who responds to the child's needs. As the infant grows into adulthood, this innate feeling is eventually transferred to the realm of religion, where it is reactivated through the symbols, imagery, and rituals of worship. The author interprets our various conceptions of God in biological terms as illusory supernormal stimuli that fill an emotional and cognitive vacuum left over from infancy. These insights shed new light on some of the most vexing puzzles of religion, like the popular belief in a god who is judgmental and punishing, yet also unconditionally loving; the extraordinary tenacity of faith; the greater religiosity of women relative to men; religious obsessions with sex; the mysterious compulsion to pray; the seemingly irrepressible feminine attributes of God, even in traditionally patriarchal religions; and the strange allure of cults. Finally, Dr. Wathey considers the hypothesis that religion evolved to foster reproductive success, arguing that, in an age of potentially ruinous overpopulation, magical thinking has become a luxury we can no longer afford, one that distracts us from urgent threats to our planet. Deeply researched yet elegantly written in a jargon-free and accessible style, this book presents a compelling interpretation of the evolutionary origins of spirituality and religion.

In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral. Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. “I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”

Unlock the Unlimited POWER OF PRAYER Why does prayer work for some people, yet not for others? It's this fundamental question that was prayerfully studied in this thought provoking book. This book takes you step by step into a fuller understanding in what makes prayer work, how it works, why it works, and how to make it work for you. The Spirit of Wisdom in Understanding Prayer and Faith is an invaluable resource, so that every person may come to know of our purpose and relationship with God and can rejoice in a powerful prayer-life. You'll learn: - How to develop your faith and your relationship with God - Understanding, and receiving, the ministry and power of the Holy Spirit - The incredible power and wisdom of biblical meditation - What God's promise is to humankind regarding prayer The powerful, biblical based principles in this book will teach you how to pray, transform the way you pray, and how to have effective, results-oriented prayer. Since God is the Creator, and Sustainer of all life, our life independent, non-connected and severed from God is one of inadequate power, potential and authority. Therefore, you'll learn why the Holy Bible is the source to learn how to think, believe, speak, and act that will enable you to manifest your dreams, turn despair into hope, fear and worry into faith, defeat into victory, sickness into healing, and prayer into power. By applying this knowledge, you can change every aspect of your life, and positively impact the lives of others! About The Author Inspired by the Holy Spirit, CARMELITA CARTWRIGHT presents these biblical teachings to promote enlightenment, and revelation, to believers; and conviction, repentance, illumination, and salvation to nonbelievers of our purpose and relationship with God.