A Journey to Victorious Praying Finding Discipline and Delight in Your Prayer Life

by Thrasher, Bill; Lutzer, Erwin W.

• ISBN13: 9780802415639
• ISBN10: 0802415636
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-06-06
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Why is it so hard to pray?

It’s something many Christians can relate to: the desire to pray but the failure to execute. A Journey to Victorious Praying will tell readers why this is—and how to move past it.

Addressing common misconceptions about prayer, then offering biblical truths and practices instead, Bill Thrasher teaches readers how to:

• Honestly share their desires with God
• Turn temptations into victorious prayers
• Experience the Spirit’s motivation in prayer
• Get help when they don’t know how to pray
• Implement fasting into their prayer life
• Move from anxiety to peace
  And more

Filled with practical insight and pastoral warmth, this book will give readers renewed enthusiasm for embarking on the essential journey of prayer. And its brief chapters, organized around various themes, make it perfect for quick reference, as does the appendix with tips for stimulating prayer.

Author Biography

WILLIAM D. THRASHER (B.S., Auburn University; Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary) has served on the faculty of Moody Theological Seminary since 1980 and on the graduate school faculty since 1990, where he oversees the Master's Program in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship. He is a frequent speaker in churches and retreats across the county. He has written numerous articles on a variety of subjects related to Christian living. His books include, Living the Life God has Planned, A Journey to Victorious Praying, Believing God for His Best, and Putting God Back into the Holidays published by Moody Publishers and he has also written How to be a Soul Physician, The Attributes of God in Pauline Theology, and Principles of Christian Living from Romans 5-8. He has written ¿Jonah¿ in the Moody Bible Commentary and has authored two online courses: Biblical Spiritual Formation and Biblical Spiritual Formation Lab 1. He is married to Penny and they have three sons- Will, Michael, and David.

Table of Contents

Section One:  Help of Your Weakness
1.  Transforming Fear into Faith
2.  Praying with Confidence When You Feel Unworthy
3.  Sharing Your True Desires with God
4.  Turning Your Temptations into Victorious Prayer

Section Two:  The Help of the Holy Spirit
5.  Experiencing the Spirit's Motivation in Prayer
6.  Receiving Strength to Believe God
7.  Being Guided in Prayer
8.  Receiving Help When You Don't Know How to Pray

Section Three:  The Help of Companionship
9.  Receiving Help in Prayer from Others
10.  Achieving Victories You Never Thought Were Possible

Section Four:  The Help of Scripture
11.  Learning George Mueller's Secret
12.  Experiencing True Properity
13.  Learning How to Pray for Christlike Growth
14.  Learning to Pray Scripture

Section Five:  The Discipline of Prayer
15.  Realizing the Struggle of Prayer
16.  Understanding Jesus' Patterns of Prayer

Section Six:  The Importance of Prayer
17.  Gaining Strength Through Prayer
18.  Realizing God's Desire to Bless You
19.  Understanding How God Works

Section Seven:  The Help of Fasting
20.  Learning When to Fast
21.  Experiencing the Benefits of Fasting
22.  Getting Started

Section Eight:  The Waiting of Prayer
23.  Experiencing the Joy of Waiting
24.  Discovering God's Purposees While You Wait
25.  Transforming Your Anxiety into Peace
26.  Knowing When to Keep Praying

Section Nine:  The Power of Praise
27.  Experiencing the Goodness of Praise
28.  Understanding the Meaning of True Worship
29.  Abiding in the Lord
30.  Cultivating a Lifestyle of Worship