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Me: \u00a0Your friends look like rough company.<\/p>\n

Prodigal: \u00a0Yeah, he steal his mama’s egg money.<\/p>\n

Me: \u00a0Maybe you should pray for him then.<\/p>\n

Prodigal: \u00a0That is what I am planning on doing.<\/p>\n

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This is from the book A Praying Life by Paul Miller<\/p>\n

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Oddly enough, many people struggle to learn how to pray because they are focusing on praying, not on God. \u00a0Making prayer the center is like making conversation the center of a family mealtime. \u00a0In prayer, focusing on the conversation is like trying to drive while looking at the windshield instead of through it. \u00a0It freezes us, making us unsure of where to go.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some of my best prayers times are just a simple conversation as if I am talking to someone who loves me and is interested in me. \u00a0Of course God is someone who loves me and is interested in me.<\/p>\n

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2 Corinthians 3:4<\/p>\n

And such trust have we through Christ toward God.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

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www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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