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Answers to Life’s Questions How can I make my prayer life fresh and new? Jer. 33: 1– 3
The prophet Jeremiah was not a popular man. When he declared the truth God had given him— that Judah would soon start seventy long years in captivity— the people threw him into prison. Yet in such dire circumstances, Jeremiah learned something profound about prayer. Jeremiah 33: 1– 3 says, “Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it, the LORD is His name, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”’” Prayer is a very real part of a vital relationship with God. It is not reserved for some special spiritual elite— it is for you. Three principles within verses can transform old notions about prayer something fresh and
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will respond. He might say “yes,” “no,” or “wait.” You may not understand the reasons behind His answer, but you can trust that they are best for First, God says, “Call to you (Rom. 8: 28). Me.” He wants to hear from you. Third, God says, “I will tell His loving, omnipotent heart desires to hear your innermost you great and mighty things, which thoughts and feelings. He wants you do not know.” You have finite to hear from you in the hard times wisdom and understanding; God and when life is going smoothly. In knows all. He knows the big picture; fact, your sweetest times of prayer you see merely a tiny piece. When happen when you come before you ask Him to guide you, He works Him simply to praise, worship, and to direct you as a part of His higher give thanks for what He has done. vision and calling. If you take that Second, God says, “I will first step of calling out to Him, answer you.” Do you believe that? prayer can become an important Perhaps you once asked God for part of a dynamic relationship something He did not give you, with almighty God. Do it today— and since then you have harbored He waits to hear your voice. secret worries that He did not Stanley, Charles F. (2009-03-17). The Charles F. Stanley hear or did not care to answer. Life Principles Bible, NASB (Kindle Locations 56837But God Himself says to you, “I 56841). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. will answer you.” That answer may not take the form you anticipate or come when you desire, but He