Praying Out Loud as Men, Husbands, and Fathers

DAILY CHALLENGE Sit in the Lord’s presence and allow Him to examine your heart in regards to this topic. Be courageous enough to ask the Spirit to show you if there’s something you need to change or confess in this area. If the Holy Spirit leads, be faithful to confess or respond to what He lays on your heart. Don’t let the sun set today without as

Men, the enemy is real, and the battle is here. You won’t win it by staying at home, isolating yourself, or making excuses. You need to be in the church, shoulder to shoulder with a band of brothers. Open God’s Word, and let it arm you for the fight. If you don’t understand it, find an older brother to walk with you. Quit waiting. Get on your knees

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And until you decide prayer is effective, you won't place a priority on it. That's the crux of the issue for fathers. Most of us men are wired to use things that work – computers, shovels, hammers, TV remotes. If they don't work, we put them down. If we believe prayer doesn't work, it's a tool we'll never pick up. We must understand what 'works' me

QUESTIONS:

1. Do you have a biblical understanding of prayer? If your children (or wife) asked you whether prayer works or doesn't, how would you answer them?




2. What are some things that you've prayed for which God hasn't given you? Can you look back and see His kindness and greater plan in those denied requests? Conversely, in what ways has He granted pr