The Power of Simple Prayer
How to Talk with God about Everything
Chapter One
Lord, Teach Me
I want to ask you a question: do you believe your prayers are really
making a difference? Think about it: deep in your heart, do you ever
wonder if God is hearing you when you pray? When you finish praying,
are you convinced that your prayers have accomplished something? Are
you satisfied with your prayer life? Do you really know how to pray?
Are you longing for a deeper, richer, more dynamic relationship with
God through prayer?
If you are like thousands of others I have encountered in more than
thirty years of ministry, you are saying, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" As I have
traveled and interacted with people, I have discovered that people
really want to pray; they want to know that God hears their prayers
and that their prayers are being effective. People want to grow in
their prayer lives and to see their prayers become more powerful as
they pray for others and for themselves. In fact, a 2005 survey of
more than eight hundred pastors in the United States revealed that
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