This is the promise of prayer! We can change God’s mind! His ultimate will is inflexible, but the implementation of his will is not. He does not change in his character and purpose, but he does alter his strategy because of the appeals of his children. We do not change his intention, but we can influence his actions.

Who is the real victor in life? Is it not the person who dies with a thankful and hope-filled spirit? How do we die with gratitude? We live with it.

We speak. He listens. He speaks. We listen. This is prayer in its purest form.

Forget greatness; seek littleness. Trust more; strut less. Make lots of requests, and accept all the gifts. Come to God the way a child comes to Daddy.

Resist the urge to reclaim the problem once you’ve given it up.

Guilt alerts us to the discrepancies between what we are and what God desires. It stirs repentance and renewal.

When we invite God into our world, he walks in. He brings a host of gifts: joy, patience, resilience. Anxieties come, but they don’t stick. Fears surface and then depart.

The phrase “In Jesus’ name” is not an empty motto or talisman. It is a declaration of truth:

Some people excel in prayer. They inhale heaven and exhale God.