5 Things to Pray for Your Heart, Prayers That Change You to Be More Like Jesus

Every Christian wants to be more like Jesus—and, wonderfully, that's what God wants for us too: "It is God’s will that you should be sanctified" (1 Thessalonians 4 v 3). How will that happen? Only by asking God to transform us from the inside out—because real heart change comes not by our own willpower, but by the Spirit's power. Too often though our prayer lives are reduced to shopping-list-style-requests or desperate pleas to get through the day. But this little guide will help you to pray for genuine, deep and astonishing Christian growth, in your own life or somebody else's. These are prayers your heavenly Father loves to answer—because they're based on his word. Each spread takes a passage of Scripture and suggests 5 things to pray for a particular area of your Christian life. Because when we pray in line with God's priorities as found in his word, our prayers are powerful and effective (James 5 v 16)—and that's a truly thrilling prospect.

Publisher: Good Book Company
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781784982829

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Rachel Jones is the author of A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, really), Is This It?, and several books in the award-winning Five Things to Pray series, and serves as Vice President (Editorial) at The Good Book Company. She helps teach kids and serves on the mission core team at her church, King's Church Chessington, in Surrey, UK.

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I have found this book very helpful in directing my prayers for my own growth, development and devotion. The topics are relevant and the scripture texts give a solid foundation. I've found a day's portion to be just the right length, neither too brief nor too long-winded, and have really enjoyed and looked forward to my reading each day. I would certainly recommend this book for anyone wanting to pray into areas they might not have specifically covered before, and I will be checking out the other books in the series soon. Nicole Hardy