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  1. Prayer - Desiring God

    Jan 1, 2015 · Most of us sense the desire to pray, and even want to develop a better prayer life, but we don’t know what to pray for. Each of these resources offers ideas for requests you might bring to God …

  2. Prayer for Beginners - Desiring God

    Apr 27, 2016 · We know we need to pray, but we know we don’t pray enough. And we’re not always sure we’re doing it right. Here are seven helps for your prayer life.

  3. Seven Simple Daily Prayers - Desiring God

    Oct 12, 2016 · Do you ever ask God to hear your prayer — or do you just assume he will? “God will not lend his strength to selfish dreams, but he waits to supernaturally empower acts of self-less service.” …

  4. Seven Steps to Strengthen Prayer - Desiring God

    Jan 2, 2017 · A deep prayer life is difficult to maintain, but it’s also greatly rewarding. Consider seven steps to take this year to help strengthen your prayers.

  5. A Simple Way to Pray Every Day - Desiring God

    Feb 6, 2017 · If you want your prayer life to be rich and deep, satisfying and strong, try praying the way Jesus himself would pray to God.

  6. Pray for Those Who Abuse You - Desiring God

    Feb 17, 2015 · “The place to start in praying for our enemies is the prayer that the Lord taught us to pray.” Here is a good place to start: the way you pray for yourself.

  7. What It Means to Pray for Your Enemy - Desiring God

    Apr 7, 2012 · Prayer for your enemies is one of the deepest forms of love, because it means that you have to really want that something good happen to them. You might do nice things for your enemies …

  8. Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer - Desiring God

    Oct 2, 2007 · Jesus’ “high priestly prayer” (John 17) is only about 650 words. It takes only 3 minutes and 30 seconds to read it aloud. But it will take all eternity for us to fully understand it! I recently found it …

  9. Articles on Prayer | Desiring God

    Nov 12, 2025 · Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. Prayer is an expression of faith in God’s power, fueled by a desire for more of him.

  10. Pray with a Plan: How to Order Praises and Petitions

    Jan 19, 2025 · It may not seem very spiritual to use a prayer list, but it is certainly practical and profitable. Let’s briefly consider, then, how to organize a plan for both our petitions and our praises …