“When you feel surrounded by accusers with rocks in hand, you can be certain that God is not one of tem. Our good, compassionate God lavishes mercy instead of anger on all who ask.”- Bo Stern, The God Who Fights for You “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”- Romans 12:12 Susie […]
“Think of the most challenging prayer requests in your life. . . . Rather than sheepishly muttering a few half-hopeful, half-doubting prayers about that issue, begin praying bold, audacious prayers and watch what God does.”- Eric and Leslie Ludy, Wrestling Prayer “Being anchored in the goodness of God . . . [is] a stubborn, unrelenting […]
“The ground for answered prayer is God’s forgiving love. When God’s love and forgiveness have taken possession of our hearts, we will pray in faith and we will live in love.”- Andrew Murray, Believing Prayer Susie Larson concludes Chapter 9 of Your Powerful Prayers as she states we must humble ourselves before the Lord as […]
“Oh, how often we thwart God’s interventions on our behalf by taking up our own cause or striking a blow in our own defense. May God grant each of us this silent power and submissive spirit.”- A. B. Simpson, as quoted in Streams in the Desert “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and […]
“It’s time to reframe our disappointments in light of God’s promises. It’s time to face our battles with courage in light of God’s power.”- Susie Larson In Chapter 8 (“Dare to Pray From Victory”) of Your Powerful Prayers, Susie Larson asserts that our gaze often pulls to the object of our fears. As we listen […]
“Standing strong and praying through those times in-between calls for holy grit and God’s abundant grace.”- Susie Larson “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”- Hebrews 10:23 (ESV) Susie Larson concludes Chapter 7 of Your Powerful Prayers as she talks about contending for some of […]
“We have to be people who develop a lifestyle of listening to God so we know what our next steps should be.”- Susie Larson, citing author and pastor Adonis Lenzy In Chapter 7 (“Dare to Pray God’s Promises”) of Your Powerful Prayers, Susie Larson relates a conversation she had with Adonis Lenzy. The interview covered […]
“Our Lord is more than able to take care of our past. He pardons instantly and forgives completely. His blood makes us worthy — all we are and all we have is by the forgiving love of God.”- A. W. Tozer, I Talk Back to the Devil In Chapter 6 (“Dare to Pray Without Condemnation”) […]
“The goal is to walk in, talk in, and live in the reality of God’s love, a love that grounds us and establishes us regardless of the storms we face.”- Susie Larson As Susie Larson concludes Chapter 4 of Your Powerful Prayers, she stresses that Christ’s all-surpassing love fills us to spilling-over brim. In the […]
“The reason we are more than we know is because God is greater than we can imagine.”- Susie Larson “This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike ‘What’s next, Papa?’ God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We […]
“But, if amidst our desperate cries to God for the pain in our soul, we press on to experience the power of the risen Christ and fellowship with Him right in the midst of our not-yet season, we find a fullness in Him that no answer to prayer or breakthrough can bring us.”- Susie Larson […]
“It matters deeply how we steward our perspective, especially when God isn’t giving us what our heart so longs for.”- Susie Larson Susie Larson opens Chapter 3 (“Dare to Pray with Endurance”) of Your Powerful Prayers with a quote on perspective by A. W. Tozer. In The Knowledge of the Holy, Mr. Tozer wrote: “With […]