If you have lived the Christian life for any amount of time you know that God expects His children to pray (1 Chron. 16:11; Luke 18:1). Therefore, you pray. It seems simple right? Yet how many times do you leave your prayer time discouraged because you feel lost and without direction? How many times have you felt stuck in prayer? Recently Donald Whitney, professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary wrote a book titled Praying the Bible. In the book he argues that prayer is as simple as opening your Bible and praying through it! I have found the book to be incredibly helpful and would encourage you to buy it. If you aren't a big reader nor have the money for the book, no problem. Watch the video below as Don gives us an example of what praying the Bible practically looks like:
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About MeI am a Husband to Clarissa, Pastor at Liberty Baptist Church, reader of many books, and tweeter at @brad_merchant. Archives
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