This is the fourth lesson on prayer. How can you use Ephesians 3:14-21 to enhance your prayer time? Pray these requests based on the passage:

1. That God would strengthen you by His Spirit (14-16)

2. That Christ would dwell in your heart through faith (17)

3. That you would comprehend the vastness of Christ’s love (17-19)

4. That you would realize the greatness of God’s power (20-21)

This is lesson three of our prayer lessons. The first two relate to praying (1) The Fruits of the Spirit, and (2) 1 Corinthians 13. How can you pray Philippians 1:9-11. Pray for yourself, your family, your church, etc:

1. That your love abound more and more

2. That you have knowledge and discernment

3. That you approve the excellent things

4. That you are sincere and blameless until the day of Christ

5. That you are filled with the fruit of righteousness

6. That you bring glory and praise to God

This is part two in our lessons on prayer. If you recall, the first lesson involvled the fruits of the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 13 is known as the love chapter. It gives a rich and meaningful picture of true love. Why not use this as a springboard for prayer regarding relationships with your – spouse, children, coworkers, church members, etc. For example, pray:

1. Lord, help me be patient with my spouse

2. May I be kind and not jealous

3. Help me not to be arrogant or boast towards my cowokers

4. God, keep me from insinting on my own way

5. Protect me from being irritable and resentful

6. May I not rejoice in wrong doings, but with truth  

7. Help me to bear all things that my spouse, coworkers, … do

11. Lord, may I endure all things done to me

12. May my love never fail my children, my church members…

Are you stuck in your prayers? Sometimes it is hard to find the right words. Over the next few posts,  I want to share with you some things I have learned and practiced over the years. It typically involves praying through certain portions of Scriptures. For this first lesson I encourage you to pray through the fruits of the Spirit, as found in Galatians 5. Pray that the Spirit would produce these fruits in your life, and in the lives of  family members, church family, etc:

1. Love

2. Joy

3. Peace

4. Patience

5. Kindness

6. Goodness

7. Faithfulness

8. Gentleness

9. Self-Control