5 Things to Pray for the People You Love, prayers that change things for your friends and family

We love our friends and family, and we long for God to be working in their lives. But when it comes to praying for them, often we don't quite know what to ask for. Or our requests to God on their behalf feel shallow, repetitive and stuck in a rut. That's where this little book is designed to help. It will equip you to pray powerful prayers for the people you love—prayers that really change things, because they're based on God's word. Each spread takes a passage of Scripture and suggests 5 things to pray for a person in your 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. Use this book in any number of ways: work through it as part of your daily quiet time, or pick it up whenever someone you know is in particular need of prayer.

Publisher: Good Book Company
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781910307397

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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

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The only problem with this book is that it wasn't written years ago. In over forty years as a parish minister I have met many Christians struggling with their prayer live and I wish that this book, and its companion title, had been available then. There are two great strengths in Rachel Jones' approach. The first is that she gets us praying. Praying teaches lessons about prayer which can never be learned by reading about it. The second is that it turns us to Scripture. "All things necessary for God's glory and our salvation, faith and life" are found in Scripture and Rachel directs us to what God teaches us about prayer. This is praying God's will. Brian Savage