Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

March 30

Take some time today to review your prayer habits. Ask yourself these questions: Do I quiet myself before the Lord prior to prayer, or do I usually pray hurriedly, just to get through one more task in my day? Do I pray sporadically and haphazardly, or do I pray purposefully according to God’s Word? Is there any sin in my life that I am trying to justify?

This week, gradually incorporate the twelve action steps into your prayers. If you have been justifying wrongdoing in your life, agree with God that it is sin and truly repent by turning from it and asking God to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. (See 1 John 1:9.)

Take one of your prayer requests and start living in expectation of it, practicing active belief. Anticipate that what you pray for according to God’s Word will happen, and make preparation for the answer. Now, let’s pray together:

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us principles for prayer in Your Word. Help us to continually meditate on Your precepts and contemplate Your ways. Don’t allow us to walk away from Your truths and forget them. Help us to study these principles and consider carefully Your desires as revealed in Your Word. Then encourage us to step out in faith to put these principles into practice in our lives. As we do, we thank You for answering our prayers and doing immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within us. We pray this in the name of Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant. Amen.

Thought: Pray, believe, expect!

Reading: Judges 9–10; Luke 5:17–39

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

March 11

Today, let’s review Jesus’ teachings on effective prayer. Ask yourself a few questions: Do I seek an intimate relationship with the Father on a daily basis? Are my prayers heartfelt expressions of communion with God or more like a shopping list or rote repetition? Are my life and ministry effective, bringing about God’s will and kingdom on earth?

 

The following are some action steps for putting prayer into practice in your life. During the next few weeks, increase the time you spend with God in prayer each day in order to build a relationship of intimacy with Him. Use Jesus’ model prayer to guide your prayers. Take each step and personalize it as a heartfelt expression of your growing relationship with God. I challenge to you to set a goal to spend an hour in prayer each day. As you follow Jesus’ model prayer, you will find that the hour in His presence passes quickly.

 

Let’s pray together:

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, like Jesus’ disciples, we, too, need to learn to pray. Thank You for giving us this model prayer so we can know how to pray as Jesus did and be effective in ministry as He was. Your Word says that You who call us to prayer and ministry are faithful and You will do it. You have called us to a lifestyle of prayer, and we ask You to fulfill that calling in us. Give us a heart to seek an intimate relationship with You every day and to follow Your thoughts and ways rather than our own thoughts and ways—or others’ opinions. We pray this in the name of Jesus, our Great Intercessor. Amen.

 

 

Thought: What will your prayer time be like this week?

 

 

Reading: Deuteronomy 14–16; Mark 12:28–44

 

 

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

February 20

Today, let’s take time to think about how we currently enter into prayer. We should ask ourselves some heartfelt questions: In what attitude or manner do I approach God in prayer? Am I being casual about the sin in my life, without regard for God’s holiness? Do I think I can get God to hear my prayers by doing good deeds—or do I come to Him through Christ alone? What does it mean to be a member of the priesthood of believers? Do I rejoice that I can enter God’s presence because of Christ’s sacrifice?

I encourage you to practice what you have learned about how to come into God’s presence. Before you pray, review the ten steps for entering and remaining in the presence of God. See what steps you may be omitting and which areas you need to correct. Finally, consider your special God-given role as priest, or intercessor, before God on behalf of the world. Let that knowledge guide how you pray.

Now, let’s pray together:

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, Your Word says that the pure in heart are truly blessed, because they will see You. We want to enter into Your presence. We want to be in the place where You meet us. Guide us to that place. Forgive us for being careless and unthinking in the way we approach You. We acknowledge that You are a holy and righteous God. We receive the cleansing of our sins through the blood of Jesus. We worship You in humility and love. Thank you for the privilege of entering confidently into the place where You dwell, because of the atonement Your Son made on our behalf. We pray this in the name of Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away all our sin. Amen.

Thought: “You…are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood.”

Reading: Leviticus 26–27; Mark 2

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

January 18

In the coming weeks, as we learn more about the powerful, God-given gift of prayer, you will need to ask yourself some thought-provoking questions. Be honest with yourself, because God wants to transform your mind concerning the power and the privilege of prayer.

Ask yourself today: Have I ever neglected to pray because I felt God would do whatever He wanted to do anyway? If the real purpose of prayer is to fulfill God’s purposes on earth, how much do I know about those purposes? How can I learn more about God’s purposes? Have I been resisting God’s will in any area of my life? What can I do today to build a deeper relationship of love with God? What is one of God’s purposes that I can agree with Him about in prayer today? Now, let’s go to the Lord together in prayer with the confidence that we are in His will and His purposes:

 

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, You have said that the plans in a man’s heart are many, but it is Your purpose that prevails. We ask you to fulfill Your word and make Your purpose reign in our lives. We all have plans and goals that we are pursuing. We ask you to establish whatever is from You—whatever is in line with Your purpose—and cause to fade away whatever is not from You. We honor you as our Creator and as our loving heavenly Father. We affirm that it is You who works in us to will and to act according to Your good purpose. Renew our minds so we may understand Your ways and Your plans more fully. We pray this in the name of Jesus, who is our Way, Truth, and Life. Amen.

 

Thought: How can I learn more about God’s purposes?

 

Reading: Genesis 43–45; Matthew 12:1–23

 

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Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe