Kickstart Your Prayer Life

Courtney and Melissa discuss helpful practices they’ve used in their prayer lives, including developing regular rhythms, alternating prayer with Scripture reading, and incorporating confession of sin as a part of personal prayer. They talk about how to be faithful to a promise to pray for someone else and how to make prayer part of a friendship. Rather than speaking from a place of prescriptive legalism, Melissa and Courtney speak with infectious enthusiasm about the possibilities of a rich and growing prayer life. Resources Mentioned: The Deep Dish: Conversations with God Lord, Teach Me to Pray in 28 Days by Kay Arthur 5 Things to Pray for Your Kids by Melissa Kruger 5 Things to Pray for Your Spouse by Melissa Kruger The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian Parenting with Hope by Melissa Kruger I’m Praying for You: 40 Days of Praying the Bible for Someone Who Is Suffering by Nancy Guthrie Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans edited by Robert Elmer Every Moment Holy series Related Resources Prayer (Disciplines of Devotion series) by Courtney Reissig In Prayer, Structure Serves Spontaneity 7 Ways to Fight Distraction in Prayer DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Do you have a routine for prayer? When and where do you usually pray? 2. What strategies do you use to organize your prayer time and guard against distractions? 3. How has God used prayer to rightly orient you toward seeking his will above your own? 4. When have you struggled to persevere in prayer or to accept an answer to prayer? 5. What benefits have you experienced as a result of praying with others (family, friends, or ministry partners)? 6. What next step will you take in your practice of prayer? What do you want to start, stop, or continue doing? Pick up a copy of Stand In Awe wherever books are sold or visit crossway.org/standinawe to learn how to get 30 percent off with a free Crossway plus account. Learn more and register now at lifeway.com/academy. That’s lifeway.com/academy Check out The Pour Over Podcast — politically neutral news for people who want the facts without the spin, and with a brief biblical perspective Click here for more information about Women's Initiatives at The Gospel Coalition! Click here to sign up for notification of on-demand access to keynotes and breakout sessions from our recent conference, TGCW26!