Prayerless in Prayer

One of the most inspiring things for my Christian experience is to hear other Christians, especially those I admire and want to emulate, describe their struggle in the Christian life. This week, I have had the privilege attending the Desiring God Pastor's Conference. The topic of the week is prayer. Each speaker has described their struggle in their prayer life. I needed to hear those words for I have been struggling.

As one of the speakers said, I have been "prayer-less in my praying." God has dealt with me in the area of private prayer, family prayer, and corporate prayer. The area I was most convicted in was my family prayer. I need to be better and praying for my family and blessing them.

Joel Beeke gave some great advice to help us cultivate and maintain our prayer lives.

1. Remember the value of prayer.

2. Maintain the priority of prayer

3. Pray with sincerity

4. Cultivate a continual spirit of prayer

5. Work towards an organization in intercessory prayer

6. Read the Bible for prayer

7. Keep biblical balance in your prayers.

He concluded with these three exhortations: Plead the promises of God, cling to the Trinity in prayer, and believe that God answers prayer.

Faithless prayer is fruitless prayer.

These two days have been the kick in the pants I have needed in my prayer life.