From Duty to Delight : Finding Greater Joy in Daily Prayer

by Parrish, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780977861415
• ISBN10: 0977861414
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Partnership Pubns

Summary

It's not about how many chapters in the Bible you read or about how many minutes a day you pray. It's about becoming a person who really enjoys spending time in God's presence-so much so that you lose track of time. This book is not for you if you are satisfied with your devotional life. It's written for the average non-prayer-warrior who struggles to set aside time daily for a meaningful, focused interaction with God. It will be worth the read if you: are hit or miss in your devotions and feel bad about it, quickly run out of things to say when you try to pray, find prayer to be, quite frankly, boring at times, have given up on trying to be a "man or woman of prayer." Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Motivations: Desperation and Expectation	p. 11
Motivations: Delight and Awareness	p. 19
Making Time for Prayer	p. 25
Discover Your Prayer Style	p. 31
Keeping a Prayer Journal	p. 37
All Kinds of Prayers	p. 43
Prayers of Gratitude and Thanksgiving	p. 49
Prayers of Adoration and Praise	p. 53
Prayers of Confession and Repentance	p. 59
Prayers of Submission and Surrender	p. 65
Prayers of Request and Bold Petition	p. 71
Prayers of Lament	p. 79
Prayers of Trust	p. 85
Kingdom Warfare Prayers	p. 91
Praying the Bible	p. 97
Prayers Worth Repeating	p. 103
Praying With Our Spirit	p. 109
A Life-Giving Hour Spent with God	p. 115
Unscheduled Prayers	p. 119
Fifteen Reasons to Set Aside Time to Pray	p. 123
Endnotes	p. 128
Small Group Discussion Guide	p. 131
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