Power of a Praying Woman 10/17/06 9:02 AM Page 21
The Power
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are in the right place at the right time and that the Lord is working His perfect will in our lives. We can trust that He is moving us into the life of wholeness and blessing He has for us. Shall we get started?
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My Prayer to God
Lord, You have said in Your Word that whoever believes in You will have rivers of living water ?owing from their heart (John 7:38). I believe in You, and I long for Your living water to ?ow in and through me today and every day that I’m alive. I invite Your Holy Spirit to ?ll me afresh right now. Just as a spring is constantly being renewed with fresh water so that it stays pure, I ask You to renew me in that same way today. Your Word says that “the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Romans 8:26). Lord, I realize I don’t know how to pray as I need to, nor as often as I want to, but I invite You, Holy Spirit, to pray through me. Help me in my weakness. Teach me the things I don’t know about You. I am desperately aware of how much I need Your power to transform me and my circumstances. I don’t want to live an ineffective life. I want to live in the dynamic power of Your Spirit. I don’t want to be a spiritual underachiever. I want to be an overcomer. You paid a price for me so that I could be owned by You. Help me to live like it. You planned out a course for my life so that I could be de?ned by You. Help me to act like it. You made it possible for
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