Rediscovering Prayer

by Addison Bevere

Separator Words with God by Addison Bevere
How to Find Faith When It’s Difficult to Pray

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land,
And feed on his faithfulness.

—Psalm 37:3

For those of you who’ve been praying for us, thank you. My wife’s dad passed on July 25. He’s now free from pain in his Father’s presence, and in that truth we find comfort within our loss.

As I’ve prayed for you today, asking God what I should share, I keep sensing that I need to offer some words on faith and faithfulness.

Scripture tells us that without faith it’s impossible to please God, and the Bible often places faith at the center of effective prayer. When we read these passages, it’s tempting to grit our teeth and just look at faith as another thing we need to build, develop, or master.

But that’s not how faith works. It’s less about our performance and more about receiving from the Father.

According to Paul, faith is of the eternal sort, along with hope and love, which means it always holds something new for us to discover and enjoy. There’s a playfulness to faith, and it has a way of breaking our rules of how the world should work. I guess that’s part of the reason why it belongs to the childlike.

Response

To put it simply, we grow in faith, whether that’s in prayer or any other matter, as we “feed on God’s faithfulness.” When it comes to faith, God makes the first move, lays the foundation, and writes the opening chapter (you get the idea). We become people of great faith as we learn to trust, often through pain and doubt, God’s faithful work.

I want to challenge you this week to feed on God’s faithfulness. The Hebrew word for “feed” could also be translated graze or drive to pasture, so ask Jesus to shepherd you into the fields of His faithfulness. Ask for eyes to see and receive what you haven’t known before. Ask for the strength to dwell and enjoy.

Closing Thoughts

Jesus compared a small measure of faith to a mustard seed. The simile was less about the size, though, and more about the process of faith. While it may start small, like a mustard tree, its relentless roots will eventually break those rocky places in our lives—and what was once unseen will become a source of life and sustenance to many.

Praying with you,

Addison

P.S. If you’re new to this crew, welcome! And if you don’t have your Words with God book yet, just click here to start your journey. It’s available as an ebookaudiobook, or a book you can hold.

Separator Words with God by Addison Bevere

The Invitation

At the beginning of most weeks, I share a short prayer guide, offering words and practices that will help you see, hear, and experience more of God in your daily life. I’d love for you to join us.

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The Entries

The Promise Hidden in Your Trials

Did you catch the promise couched in the prayer? While trials and temptation are inevitable, so is our victory. Whether it be now or then, every problem has an end date. Every pain will be swallowed up in joy. Every broken part of us will be healed and restored.

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How to Break Free from the Trap of Self-Focus

When you pray this week, begin by meditating on God’s holiness, His love, His tenderness, His faithfulness. Think of this as a holy inhale—you’re breathing in God’s Life and breathing out the temptation to make yourself (or your concerns) god over your life. (And please read Romans 8:5–8, specifically in The Message.)

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Praying Like This Will Transform Your Year

You’ll notice the prayer begins by placing our attention on God, the One who inhabits the heavens, the One who upholds all things by the word of His power. Once we’re settled in His tender holiness and the surety of His will, we then move into our requests, our fears, our trials, our pains. They all have a place in our prayers, and I encourage you to make each line specific to you, the people in your world, the cares of your day, and trials in your way.

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Addison Bevere is the COO of Messenger International, a ministry founded by John and Lisa Bevere in 1990 that exists to develop uncompromising followers of Christ who transform our world. Messenger is dedicated to providing people with access to life-transforming messages regardless of their location, language, or financial position.

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Addison Bevere

Husband, father, author, poet, speaker & follower of Christ

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