Comments on: Learning how to have a dynamic prayer life

By: NYWC 2007 St. Louis: Day 3 » Life in Student Ministry

NYWC 2007 St. Louis: Day 3 » Life in Student Ministry — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:43:27 +0000

[...] After having dinner with Mike, Greg Stier taught at the evening general session encouraging us to keep the gospel in the forefront of our ministries to students. I always appreciate Greg’s passion and solid foundation on the Word. His talk from last year’s NYWC still rings in my head and has left a huge impact on my prayer … [...]

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:28:05 +0000

Thanks. As a re-submitted God fearing woman, and yes, I do fear God…what He asks of me, what He has done in the past and what He is capable of in our future…as a poet, writer, artist, designer, and plain old gal that loves people and horses, all animals, and puppets and parades…it kind of all adds up after forty nine years of frittered time saying I don’t want to, I don’t have to, You can’t make me…and then saying…okay…have it Your way. Simple? Hell no. Scarey. You bet.
My testimony…I should have died of a drug overdose years ago. I should have died as a toddler from measles and high fevers and brain damage. I have been blessed with a creative talent…a love for travel and comfort in meeting new people, and so He has finally let me know what I ought to be doing. And being imperfect He has placed some other imperfect people in my life to challenge me, my abilities, and to shed a bit of light on the problems in our society with Parents, as myself, and their children. Alcoholism, drug addictions, verbal abuse, fear based vs. faith based lives…what a hard road to travel. The Crossroads have been met. I have an unbelieveable God that loves and sustains me when I allow HIm to. But what I have found, that many others will dissagree with…is that God is God…reguardless of religion. Religion is like a food…some people are allergic to cayenne or onions make them cry too much.
But LOVE…that is God in His Glory. This is what I seek to learn, and share as I progress through my Christian Journey, and learn about other religions as well so I can be respectful of the differences. Pray for me please. Thank you.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:58:49 +0000

Thanks for visiting, ffew! The other thing I like about Elijah is that he was far from perfect. He had his fair share of trials, doubts and struggles just like me. It’s easy to look at Biblical characters and think, “Man, that’s cool for them but that’s just not real life anymore.” Elijah went through a lot more than I ever have, though, and still came out with this kind of faith. He’s a good inspiration to me.

By: ffew

ffew — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:47:28 +0000

Tim mate, thanks for directing me to your page, this was a very encouraging and challenging post. Elijah certainly is someone that we can learn a lot from, what a great example he is to each of us, if only we could have his boldness. His devotion to God has always struck and amazed me – exemplified but not exclusively demonstrated through his obedience.

I think that many youth ministries would be completely transformed if only those leading them took seriously the call to devotion, obedience that Elijah clearly understood and had the faith to live out. Thank you for this post, i think that i’m going have to spend time thinking and praying these things through!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:11:51 +0000

Thanks Steven, that’s a very helpful perspective. Essentially, praying to have God’s mind, heart and will is “righteousness,” what makes prayer powerful and effective. I’ll remember that.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:28:49 +0000

I was at a pastor’s retreat for our denomination not that long ago. We had a director of a retreat centre come and speak for us, and it was one of the most fascinating times of the three days. He laid out a whole table of objects, and dimmed the lights, and we talked about what they meant to us. Maybe it was the nail, and how it reminded us of Jesus’ sacrifice. Or the strand of rope, and how God offers it to us to pull us out of the mire. Maybe the picture of Jesus laughing, and how joyful he was, and yet what a real life he lived.

He also said one other thing. We are to pray for God’s mind, God’s heart, and God’s will. That simple sentence left a huge impact on me. That I would have God’s mind, His worldview. That I would have his heart, for people, and also for myself. And that I would know His will, so that I wouldn’t be afraid to step out in faith.

Just my two cents!

By: Participatory Bible Study Blog

Participatory Bible Study Blog — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:29 +0000

[...] Tim Schmoyer at Life in student ministry asks “What does it take to have an explosive and dynamic prayer life? Sometimes I feel that my prayers are pointless and ineffective and then scripture points out that I pray like a wuss. Recently God’s been teaching me a lot about how to change that.” and replies in his article, Learning how to have a dynamic prayer life [...]

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:15:07 +0000

Very well put, Tim. As I pray for our church at this critical time in its history I am challenged with the same thing. We need to stretch our prayer life. I’ll use your blog with our prayer meeting tonight. Thanks!

By: Every Square Inch

Every Square Inch — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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