to learn to pray, because prayer is essential for a daily work

with Jesus. In Mark 11:23, it states that we “shall not doubt

in our heart that what we are praying for will come to pass, and

we shall receive it.” The key is to believe we will receive

that which we ask for, if we keep our eyes on Him. So, our

attitude targets goal. The goal is met in His timing and in

His way. This matures our faith.

I recently attended a workshop on prayer. The speaker

looked like son of Billy Graham, and he showcased vim and

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vigor for our Lord as Mr. Graham does. He made a statement that

startled me.

He said, “we should pray our children and grandchildren to

heaven.”

I’m sure I sat straighter in my chair. I had not heard an

expression like that.

Then, he added, “we should be as passionate to pray for

souls of our children and grandchildren as we are to pay our

monthly mortgage.”

“Wow,” that made sense to me, and since room was filled

with Senior Citizens, there were lots of heads nodding in

agreement.

I left workshop with a fresh, renewed excitement. The

speaker suggested that we keep a journal. When we are met

with a petition, we should write prayer request in

journal and date it. He also told us to pick a time of day, a

certain place to meditate and pray, and start our time with Him

with a sincere and genuine heart. This brought to my mind

Psalms 51:l0-11. It asks God “to cleanse our hearts, and

release a new attitude (there’s that word again) within us. To

I'm sure there are many books written on this subject, but we came up with a simple way to find out how other important people in your life get to feel loved. Just pay attention to how they show love to you.

For most part, we know what makes us feel loved, so we assume that is true for everyone else. When we encounter others we love, we show them our love by what works for us. Most of us don't even think about, let alone talk about it, so it's not surprising that we don't 'get' that there are different ways to show and feel loved. Some examples might be:

(a) Physical demonstration, lots and lots of hugs

(b) Small gifts or 'necessities' that say 'I was thinking about you when you weren't in my face'. (c) Saying, frequently, 'I love you'.

(d) Asking pertinent questions about your day, how you're feeling, what you think about things, etc.

(e) Working their butt off to provide other person with stability, security, food, shelter.

Here are some ideas to make use of this information: